Yearning for Heaven in our Suffering
One of the great Christian truths that we’ve overlooked and even forgotten in our day is this: that God does his best work in our lives when he brings us to the end of ourselves through the gift of suffering.…
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Family TableTalk – Conversation 55
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Suffering and the Favor of God
Over the course of the last couple of months, my time spent in God’s Word has been richer than I can ever remember. For me, the clear and unmistakable reason for this has been the fact that living in a…
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Benefits of Suffering
As I’ve continued to look around at a world where people’s lives are being ravaged by our current pandemic, I can’t help but be reminded that for the Christian, suffering is seen as something that can be redemptive as opposed…
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Family TableTalk – Conversation 39
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Family TableTalk – Conversation 31
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Difficult Providences
Years ago, I was expressing frustration to a friend regarding some trying circumstances. He challenged me to look into the Bible to discover how God uses the challenges we face in life to take us out of ourselves and form…
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Difficulty and the Christian Life
If you spend any time at all paying attention to the news, you are aware of a growing cultural animosity towards Christianity and its adherents. While this can certainly lead to fear, worry, and anxiety, we must remember that from…
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Episode 105: “Is Youth Ministry Programming Dead?” A Roundtable Discussion With Youth Workers
Download the podcast as an .mp3 by clicking here. RSS FEED – click here. Access from iTunes. FURTHER RESOURCES Resources, links, or other helpful tools mentioned in the podcast: Doug Franklin LeaderTreks Moving from Programming to Pastoring (blog from Doug…
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Family TableTalk – Conversation 19
Ordinary Vessels, Ordained Suffering, and Extraordinary Treasure Download Conversation 19 here. Check back daily for new conversations.