Suffering

How do I find hope in the face of unfulfilled desires and disappointment?

How do I find hope in the face of unfulfilled desires and disappointment?

Content with Weakness: Paul’s Paradoxical Proposal

Content with Weakness: Paul’s Paradoxical Proposal

Scripture Speaks to Trauma

February 17, 2026

Scripture Speaks to Trauma

Darby Strickland

Advent Begins in the Dark

December 15, 2025

Advent Begins in the Dark

Darby Strickland

Understanding Grief: A Journey Through Loss

November 19, 2025

Understanding Grief: A Journey Through Loss

Darby Strickland, David Gunner Gundersen, Esther Liu

To Those Who Care for the Traumatized

October 23, 2025

To Those Who Care for the Traumatized

Darby Strickland

How should we think biblically about psychiatric medications?

September 22, 2025

How should we think biblically about psychiatric medications?

When God's Promises Feel Untrue

When God's Promises Feel Untrue

Finding Faith When God Seems Silent

Finding Faith When God Seems Silent

Darby Strickland, David Gunner Gundersen, Esther Liu

Rediscovering Joy in the Midst of Heavy Ministry Experiences

Rediscovering Joy in the Midst of Heavy Ministry Experiences

David Gunner Gundersen

My adult child has deconstructed their faith. What do I do?

My adult child has deconstructed their faith. What do I do?

"Trauma: Caring for Survivors" | Minibook by Darby Strickland

"Trauma: Caring for Survivors" | Minibook by Darby Strickland

Darby Strickland

How do I know if my PTSD is sin or suffering?

How do I know if my PTSD is sin or suffering?

Psalms 129, 130, and 131: A Framework for Trauma Care

Psalms 129, 130, and 131: A Framework for Trauma Care

Glory Awaits Us: An Easter Reflection

Glory Awaits Us: An Easter Reflection

JBC Must Reads: On Suffering

February 9, 2024

JBC Must Reads: On Suffering

David Powlison, Ed Welch, Esther Liu, Jayne V. Clark, Lauren Whitman, Paul David Tripp

When We Hurt Those Who Are Hurting

December 21, 2023

When We Hurt Those Who Are Hurting

A Host of Scriptures for Every Hardship

December 1, 2023

A Host of Scriptures for Every Hardship

Alasdair Groves

How to Talk with God: Four Days in Psalm 22

November 25, 2023

How to Talk with God: Four Days in Psalm 22

Trauma and Relational Hypervigilance

November 25, 2023

Trauma and Relational Hypervigilance

Darby Strickland

Someone I Know Is Grieving: Responding with Humility and Compassion

Someone I Know Is Grieving: Responding with Humility and Compassion

More Than a Proof Text: “Blessed are those who are weary of the struggle.” (Matthew 5:3)

More Than a Proof Text: “Blessed are those who are weary of the struggle.” (Matthew 5:3)

Finding Hope: Helping a Sexual Abuse Survivor Reframe Her Story

Finding Hope: Helping a Sexual Abuse Survivor Reframe Her Story

Cecelia Bernhardt

What Is God Up To?

What Is God Up To?

Cecelia Bernhardt

Become a Psalmist

Become a Psalmist

"He Knows All about It": C. S. Lewis and Psalm 103

"He Knows All about It": C. S. Lewis and Psalm 103

How can I avoid growing apart from my spouse in a season of suffering and grief?

How can I avoid growing apart from my spouse in a season of suffering and grief?

What should I do when I'm the only one trying to improve our struggling marriage?

January 2, 2023

What should I do when I'm the only one trying to improve our struggling marriage?

I struggle with sexual intimacy in marriage because of my past sexual abuse. What can I do?

January 2, 2023

I struggle with sexual intimacy in marriage because of my past sexual abuse. What can I do?

God Loves a Complainer: A Case for Sharing Our Laments with Him

November 21, 2022

God Loves a Complainer: A Case for Sharing Our Laments with Him

When God Is Silent

November 21, 2022

When God Is Silent

Alasdair Groves

When Life Feels Disconnected from Faith

November 10, 2022

When Life Feels Disconnected from Faith

Then Comes the Breaking

September 8, 2022

Then Comes the Breaking

Closeness Comes Through Fire: How Suffering Conforms Us to Christ

Closeness Comes Through Fire: How Suffering Conforms Us to Christ

Hope from Genesis: My Story of Miscarriage and Infertility

Hope from Genesis: My Story of Miscarriage and Infertility

Foundations of Trauma Care for Biblical Counselors

Foundations of Trauma Care for Biblical Counselors

Darby Strickland

Inviting God into the Hard Places

Inviting God into the Hard Places

Painful Surprises and the Emmaus Road

Painful Surprises and the Emmaus Road

Mistakes We Make with Grieving People

Mistakes We Make with Grieving People

Broken Hallelujahs

February 16, 2022

Broken Hallelujahs

What do I do when I can't seem to get over my grief?

January 28, 2022

What do I do when I can't seem to get over my grief?

Alasdair Groves

All of Our Nightmares Will Become Untrue

December 7, 2021

All of Our Nightmares Will Become Untrue

After experiencing trauma, will I ever feel safe again?

November 2, 2021

After experiencing trauma, will I ever feel safe again?

God Scares Me to Death

September 2, 2021

God Scares Me to Death

"Do you not care?"—A Reflection on Suffering and the Heart of Christ

"Do you not care?"—A Reflection on Suffering and the Heart of Christ

Rebuilding Broken Trust

Rebuilding Broken Trust

Alasdair Groves

Slot Machine Christianity

Slot Machine Christianity

Languishing

Languishing

Alasdair Groves

Courage Inspired by the Martyrs

Courage Inspired by the Martyrs

Stories from Saints, Sufferers, & Sinners – Episode 5: Dave

Stories from Saints, Sufferers, & Sinners – Episode 5: Dave

Dave Casey, Mike Emlet

Stories from Saints, Sufferers, & Sinners – Episode 4: Jen

Stories from Saints, Sufferers, & Sinners – Episode 4: Jen

Stories from Saints, Sufferers, & Sinners - Episode 3: Sarah

February 25, 2021

Stories from Saints, Sufferers, & Sinners - Episode 3: Sarah

Mike Emlet, Sarah Gammage

Stories from Saints, Sufferers, & Sinners - Episode 2: Rona

February 18, 2021

Stories from Saints, Sufferers, & Sinners - Episode 2: Rona

Mike Emlet, Rona Babb

Stories from Saints, Sufferers, & Sinners - Episode 1: Myriam

February 11, 2021

Stories from Saints, Sufferers, & Sinners - Episode 1: Myriam

An Open Letter to a Distressed Sufferer

January 21, 2021

An Open Letter to a Distressed Sufferer

Saints, Sufferers, and Sinners: Loving Others as God Loves Us

December 23, 2020

Saints, Sufferers, and Sinners: Loving Others as God Loves Us

More Than a Proof Text: “When you’re in the wilderness, God clings to you.” (Psalm 63)

December 20, 2020

More Than a Proof Text: “When you’re in the wilderness, God clings to you.” (Psalm 63)

Jacklyn Tubel, Wesley T. Tubel

Hope

December 10, 2020

Hope

Alasdair Groves

Trauma

October 29, 2020

Trauma

Alasdair Groves

What Is God Doing?

August 31, 2020

What Is God Doing?

A Painful Past: Healing and Moving Forward

August 23, 2020

A Painful Past: Healing and Moving Forward

Say Something

Say Something

What Is God Up To?: The Temptation to Overinterpret Suffering

What Is God Up To?: The Temptation to Overinterpret Suffering

Seeing the People in Front of You

Seeing the People in Front of You

Darby Strickland

How can I avoid the temptation to isolate myself in suffering?

How can I avoid the temptation to isolate myself in suffering?

Cecelia Bernhardt

How do I make sense of God’s promises of protection when bad things happen in my life?

How do I make sense of God’s promises of protection when bad things happen in my life?

A Fragrant Offering

December 26, 2019

A Fragrant Offering

Pain: Our Present Reality

December 2, 2019

Pain: Our Present Reality

Darby Strickland

Look Up

October 3, 2019

Look Up

The Solid God

The Solid God

Speaking of Brokenness

Speaking of Brokenness

An Open Letter to the Suffering Christian

An Open Letter to the Suffering Christian

Is God Far Away When He Feels Far Away?

Is God Far Away When He Feels Far Away?

God's Grace in Your Suffering

February 19, 2018

God's Grace in Your Suffering

Is There A Purpose in My Suffering?

February 19, 2018

Is There A Purpose in My Suffering?

God's Grace for You Now and Always

February 19, 2018

God's Grace for You Now and Always

The God of All Comfort

December 31, 2017

The God of All Comfort

More Than a Proof Text: “Jesus takes you to heart in your sorrows” (John 16:33)

December 31, 2017

More Than a Proof Text: “Jesus takes you to heart in your sorrows” (John 16:33)

Searching for Healing: How to Counsel Individuals with Debilitating Chronic Pain

August 31, 2017

Searching for Healing: How to Counsel Individuals with Debilitating Chronic Pain

One Thing Every Church Can Do about Suffering

One Thing Every Church Can Do about Suffering

The God Who Sees When We Cannot

January 25, 2017

The God Who Sees When We Cannot

Suffering: A Personal Story

September 27, 2016

Suffering: A Personal Story

How do we think biblically about the need for closure?

August 27, 2016

How do we think biblically about the need for closure?

Responding to tragedy: Is "why?" a biblical question?

August 16, 2016

Responding to tragedy: Is "why?" a biblical question?

Ed Welch, Winston Smith

Newtown: God's care is our comfort in fear and tragedy

August 11, 2016

Newtown: God's care is our comfort in fear and tragedy

Alasdair Groves

Am I equipped to counsel an abused spouse?

Am I equipped to counsel an abused spouse?

How can we rebuild trust after we've been hurt?

How can we rebuild trust after we've been hurt?

Cecelia Bernhardt, David Powlison

How does Christ help us in our suffering?

How does Christ help us in our suffering?

How do we love people who use suffering as an excuse for sin?

How do we love people who use suffering as an excuse for sin?

How do I help a friend who has suicidal thoughts?

How do I help a friend who has suicidal thoughts?

How should we think about secular psychotherapy?

How should we think about secular psychotherapy?

Endurance in suffering

Endurance in suffering

Ed Welch, Mike Emlet

Sexual Assault: Healing Steps for Victims

Sexual Assault: Healing Steps for Victims

How do you counsel a person who is a victim and perpetrator?

How do you counsel a person who is a victim and perpetrator?

Counseling Problems & Procedures: Suffering

Counseling Problems & Procedures: Suffering

Why Me? Comfort for the Victimized

Why Me? Comfort for the Victimized

Don’t Waste Your Cancer

Don’t Waste Your Cancer

David Powlison, John Piper

Emergency “Numbers”

Emergency “Numbers”

Experiencing God... or Not

Experiencing God... or Not

“I will never...do (that) again.”

“I will never...do (that) again.”

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