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Sometimes We Just Suffer

Sometimes We Just Suffer

It is difficult to accept the fact that sometimes – we just suffer. The largest attended Bible Study during my seven year tenure at Williamson’s Chapel was the one entitled, “Why do bad things happen to good people?” The masses attended that ...
Darkness

Darkness

Mother Teresa is one who has truly embodied the teachings and life of Jesus of Nazareth. She loved the scorned . . . Touched those whom others ignored . . . Fed the hungry . . . and had a devotional life with God that was one of constant ...

What happens when the Prosperity Gospel falls apart!?!

Kate Bowler is an assistant professor of the history of Christianity in North America at Duke Divinity School and the author of “Blessed: A History of the American Prosperity Gospel.” As we search for how God works in the dark places in our ...

Turning Away from God

Adam Hamilton tells a story of a young woman who was a part of Church of the Resurrection, “A woman in my congregation, after years of fertility treatments, finally conceived. She and her husband were filled with joy. But early in the ...
Waves of Grief and Why

Waves of Grief and Why

“And the waves of pain did wash over me with a rhythmic quality. Ebbing and flowing. Coming and going. I felt I needed to lie completely still so as not to be swept away…. There was no escape, no way out except to go all the way through ...
I won’t give up…

I won’t give up…

Take a moment to watch this video and listen to the words . . . What if this was a message to us from God? “I won’t give up . . . I will be here patiently waiting . . . “ That is the beauty of God and God’s grace. It patiently waits - even ...
With friends like Job’s wife, who needs enemies?

With friends like Job’s wife, who needs enemies?

In the Hebrew Scripture, there is a story about a man named Job. The authorship of Job is highly questioned in theological circles; debated whether it is a metaphorical story to talk about the nature of God versus a literal one. However, the ...
The Dangers of NOT screaming “NO!”

The Dangers of NOT screaming “NO!”

There are some dangers to not screaming out "NO" to God. When we stand in the face of tremendous life circumstances, and we don't express the internal angst, anger, disappointment, or whatever emotion we are feeling, other things begin to ...

Going Back to the Beginning

How do we know that God doesn’t “cause” our suffering? How do we know that the theology discussed in yesterday’s devotion is actually “solid” and that God is not the distributor of both good and bad?   Unfortunately the answer is not ...
Suffering Bites!

Suffering Bites!

Perhaps you’ve asked one of the following questions of God; they are certainly questions that most Christians struggle with at some point . . . If God is all-good and all-powerful, why wouldn’t God have aided (fill in the blank) ...
Why are we afraid of screaming, “NO!”

Why are we afraid of screaming, “NO!”

This week’s word in our “Get Naked” message series leading us up to the Crucifixion and Resurrection is “No!”   Not “no” in the sense that we are declining a party invite or “no, don’t do that” as we would say to a child. But rather ...
All Things are Possible

All Things are Possible

This week, every devotion has included a story of someone facing insurmountable odds (which ultimately resulted in physical death), yet even facing death they held on to hope. These are REAL people . . . not biblical superheros that seem so ...

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