How to Rejoice in Hardship and Suffering According to Peter
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We can agree that being a Christian isn’t easy. No one likes to go through hardship. If it were up to us, we’d never experience any hardship—let alone serious suffering. We all wonder when suffering and difficulties come our way: Is this really the best tool God has to make me more like Christ? Theoretically, we may agree. But experience is…
Thomas EndjalaDecember 22, 2025
Can the Ancestors Take Away My Pain and Suffering?
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Her husband suffered a stroke. He was confined to a wheelchair for over 20 years. They were searching for answers, like we all do. ‘Why us?’ ‘Why me?’ His condition was attributed to witchcraft, either by his co-workers or by one of his sisters. As a result, his wife consulted several witchdoctors for a solution, but to no avail. This…
Mapaseka MampaDecember 17, 2025
Defiant Hope: How Gospel Hope Fuels Our Endurance in Suffering
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A Meditation on 2 Corinthians 4 and 1 Corinthians 15 1. The Paradox of Defiant Hope There are days when it takes all the strength in us simply to stand. The sky feels low, the heart heavy. Suffering can press against the soul with a weight that words can barely carry. You know the promises of God; you can quote…
Danson OttawaNovember 10, 2025
Happily Ever After: The Gospel’s Final Word
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Introduction: Our Ache for the Ending Every child knows the phrase before they can spell it. The last words of fairy tales arrive with the weight of magic: “And they lived happily ever after.” These words are not filler; they are the heartbeat of every story. They name what every human heart craves—an end to sorrow, permanence in joy, and…
Danson OttawaNovember 6, 2025
Ordained to Suffer for His Glory
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"WE AFFIRM that suffering of various forms is a normal part of life in this fallen world. We also affirm that God positively ordains suffering for His people for His own good, loving, and wise purposes. We affirm that suffering should not be thought of as a strange thing by Christians. Nevertheless, we affirm that part of the Christian hope…
Mark Ben ThukuOctober 24, 2025