Suffering

“Shattered assumptions”

“Shattered assumptions”

Letting go of pain

Letting go of pain

No More Minimizing Pain

No More Minimizing Pain

My version of Tuesdays with Morrie

My version of Tuesdays with Morrie

How to Talk to God When You Are Suffering

How to Talk to God When You Are Suffering

Hardship and opportunity

Hardship and opportunity

Fighting sin is tiring

Fighting sin is tiring

Suffering, step one

Suffering, step one

Fighting Sin Hurts

Fighting Sin Hurts

Where Was God?

Where Was God?

When Christians get thrown into the fire do they get burned?

When Christians get thrown into the fire do they get burned?

Extreme suffering takes us to one question

Extreme suffering takes us to one question

The hard pairing of suffering and joy

The hard pairing of suffering and joy

Hope Needs a Story

Hope Needs a Story

The crisis phone call

The crisis phone call

When God looks like your earthly father

When God looks like your earthly father

Ten things to do during suffering

Ten things to do during suffering

The myth of God’s silence

The myth of God’s silence

When God pulls the rug out

When God pulls the rug out

Talking to our souls

Talking to our souls

"God, Where Were You?”

"God, Where Were You?”

"Do people who commit suicide go to heaven?"

"Do people who commit suicide go to heaven?"

Dear Sufferer, Do Not Harden Your Heart

Dear Sufferer, Do Not Harden Your Heart

A response to Boston

A response to Boston

"All Used Up"

"All Used Up"

Suffering to Life

Suffering to Life

Psalm 102 - Paraphrased and updated

Psalm 102 - Paraphrased and updated

"Abba, Father!" The Cry of God’s Children

"Abba, Father!" The Cry of God’s Children

Becoming a Wilderness Companion

Becoming a Wilderness Companion

Hospital Visitation: Become a Companion in the Wilderness

December 31, 2015

Hospital Visitation: Become a Companion in the Wilderness

Man's Search for Meaning: Viktor Frankl's Psychotherapy

December 31, 2015

Man's Search for Meaning: Viktor Frankl's Psychotherapy

More Than a Proof Text: "Your enemies are mighty-but God is mightier" (Psalm 18:16-17)

August 31, 2015

More Than a Proof Text: "Your enemies are mighty-but God is mightier" (Psalm 18:16-17)

Kristin Maguire

Making Peace with Romans 8:28

December 31, 2014

Making Peace with Romans 8:28

"I'll Never Get Over It" - Help for the Aggrieved

"I'll Never Get Over It" - Help for the Aggrieved

A Most Welcome Visitor

A Most Welcome Visitor

Death Be Not Proud

Death Be Not Proud

More Things Not to Say to Those Who Are Suffering

More Things Not to Say to Those Who Are Suffering

What Not to Say to Those Who Are Suffering

February 22, 2010

What Not to Say to Those Who Are Suffering

Walking through the Dark Valley of Miscarriage

January 31, 2006

Walking through the Dark Valley of Miscarriage

Jodi Jewell, Sue Nicewander

Psalm 77: “I was in distress...Then I thought...”

Psalm 77: “I was in distress...Then I thought...”

When Grief Enters Your Door

January 31, 2005

When Grief Enters Your Door

Paul David Tripp

Grief: It’s Not About a Process; It’s About The Person

January 31, 2005

Grief: It’s Not About a Process; It’s About The Person

When It Won't Go Away: A Biblical Response to Chronic Pain

January 31, 2005

When It Won't Go Away: A Biblical Response to Chronic Pain

When Your Body Betrays You

January 31, 2005

When Your Body Betrays You

Beauty Instead of Ashes: Living With Rheumatoid Arthritis

January 31, 2005

Beauty Instead of Ashes: Living With Rheumatoid Arthritis

Why Parkinson’s Disease? Why Not?

January 31, 2005

Why Parkinson’s Disease? Why Not?

Marjorie Ward Bottorff

In the Valley of the Shadow

January 31, 2005

In the Valley of the Shadow

The Bible and the Pain of Infertility

January 31, 2005

The Bible and the Pain of Infertility

Kimberly Monroe, Philip Monroe

Welcome to the Real World: The Gospel Story in Ephesians 6:10-18

January 31, 2005

Welcome to the Real World: The Gospel Story in Ephesians 6:10-18

Suffering and Psalm 119

September 30, 2004

Suffering and Psalm 119

Far as the Curse is Found: Human Suffering and the Hope of the Gospel

September 30, 2004

Far as the Curse is Found: Human Suffering and the Hope of the Gospel

John F. Bettler

Which God is in Your Sufferings?

September 30, 2004

Which God is in Your Sufferings?

Joni Eareckson Tada, Steve D. Estes

Living in Job’s House

September 30, 2004

Living in Job’s House

Paul David Tripp

In the Eye of the Storm: Dealing with Crisis

September 30, 2004

In the Eye of the Storm: Dealing with Crisis

Ron Lutz, Sue Lutz

Culture: Hate It? Love it?...Redeem it!

January 31, 2004

Culture: Hate It? Love it?...Redeem it!

Dependence in the Wilderness: Living Out of Psalm 63

September 30, 2003

Dependence in the Wilderness: Living Out of Psalm 63

Counseling with Suffering People

January 31, 2003

Counseling with Suffering People

Painstaking Truth for Painful Times

September 30, 2002

Painstaking Truth for Painful Times

Learning Contentment in All Your Circumstances

September 30, 2002

Learning Contentment in All Your Circumstances

Robert D. Jones

The King’s Humiliation

September 30, 2002

The King’s Humiliation

Thankfulness: Even When It Hurts

January 31, 2002

Thankfulness: Even When It Hurts

Tears and Laughter: Luke 8:40-56

January 31, 2002

Tears and Laughter: Luke 8:40-56

Richard D. Phillips

Suffering: Eternity Makes a Difference

January 31, 2001

Suffering: Eternity Makes a Difference

Paul David Tripp

The Difference Christ Makes in a Crisis

January 31, 2001

The Difference Christ Makes in a Crisis

Michael W. Bobick

When God Makes Life Hard: Exodus 5: 1-23

January 31, 2001

When God Makes Life Hard: Exodus 5: 1-23

Biblical Ministry in a Rescue Mission: Interview with Bob Emberger

September 30, 1998

Biblical Ministry in a Rescue Mission: Interview with Bob Emberger

Bob Emberger, David Powlison

The Book of Job and Counsel in the Whirlwind

September 30, 1998

The Book of Job and Counsel in the Whirlwind

George M. Schwab

Predator, Prey, and Protector: Helping Victims Think and Act from Psalm 10

Predator, Prey, and Protector: Helping Victims Think and Act from Psalm 10

Incarnational Ministry: An Interview with Elizabeth Hernandez

September 30, 1997

Incarnational Ministry: An Interview with Elizabeth Hernandez

David Powlison, Elizabeth Hernandez

The Book of Daniel and Godly Counsel, Part 2

September 30, 1996

The Book of Daniel and Godly Counsel, Part 2

George M. Schwab

September 30, 1994

Keeping Destiny in View: Helping Counselees View Life from the Perspective of Psalm 73

Paul David Tripp

Exalting Pain? Ignoring Pain? What do we do with Suffering?

January 31, 1994

Counseling and the Problem of the Past

John F. Bettler

A Call to Order: Reflections on the Rhetoric of Evasion

September 30, 1993

A Call to Order: Reflections on the Rhetoric of Evasion

A Response to Jack Beatty’s “A Call to Order”

September 30, 1993

A Response to Jack Beatty’s “A Call to Order”

Jiles H. Brooks Jr.

Good News for the Sick

Good News for the Sick

Make “Good News for the Sick” Good News for You

Counseling and the Sovereignty of God

January 31, 1993

Counseling and the Sovereignty of God

‘Sufferology’: Counseling Towards Adjustment in Suffering

‘Sufferology’: Counseling Towards Adjustment in Suffering

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