suffering

Jesus said that the greatest command was to love the Lord our God, but how often do we do the exact opposite…?

When Jayme Erickson got the call to head out to an accident, it was work as usual. A Canadian paramedic, she’d seen more than her fair share of gnarled cars twisted around trees, plowed off roads or smashed into one another. This particular incident was a car that hit ice, slid out-of-control and had collided with an oncoming truck.

Mourning is never easy, but some cultural practices give us greater avenues to avoid painful feelings; however, God made us to experience and go through this stage of life. 

The evil in the world may cause us to question whether God understands our pain, but this holiday is a reminder that he truly does, and he has a plan. 

“I don’t think God knows everything all the time.” She wouldn’t look at me while she said this.

The Bible clearly says that God loves people, but Jesus also walked away from a lot of people, so who does God reach out to and what inspires his merciful attention? 

Problems and suffering in life can sometimes feel relentless, so how do we endure when our trials and complications just don’t stop coming?

How much do I actually believe all of the Bible’s commands? The truth comes out when I have the opportunity to put them into practice.