Tag: suffering

  • The Lord Spoke to Job in a Storm

    The Lord Spoke to Job in a Storm

    My heart reaches out to the people in Western North Carolina.  The devastation is unlike anything I’ve seen.  I feel a deep emotional connection to the places that Helene has destroyed.  Even The Flowering Bridge of Lake Lure I wrote about in June (The Best Way to Cross to the…

  • What is the two-point plan of Jesus?

    What is the two-point plan of Jesus?

    Can you imagine someone running for political office saying the same things Jesus said in the gospel (Mk 8:27-35)?  “Fellow Citizens.  Let me introduce my two-point plan to benefit all: (1) Deny yourself.  (2) Take up your cross.  Follow me!”  He or she is not going to get many votes. …

  • Hope in Suffering

    Hope in Suffering

    The cross of Jesus is the only way to make sense of the suffering we experience.