It was a hard day when my husband found out that like so many others he too would soon be furloughed from employment as a result of the COVID pandemic We knew that we likely had no reason to fear that our basic needs would not be met but the uncertainty was still terrifying As I processed my jumbled emotions I found myself revisiting a favorite poem by sixteenth-century reformer John of the Cross Entitled ldquo I Went In I Knew Not Where rdquo the poem depicts the wonder to be found in a journey of surrender when going ldquo [... more]

It started with a tickle in my throat Uh oh I thought That tickle turned out to be influenza And that was just the beginning of bronchial affliction Influenza morphed into whooping cough mdash yes that whooping cough mdash and that turned into pneumonia Eight weeks of torso-wracking coughing mdash it rsquo s not called whooping cough for nothing mdash has left me humbled I don rsquo t think of myself as old But I rsquo m old enough to start thinking about heading that direction A member of my church rsquo s small group has a funny name for [... more]

Suffering can lead to bitterness and resentment But Scripture teaches that there's an alternative Discover how God's faithfulness can produce growth when we're willing to be trained through trials Hear more on Truth For Life with Alistair Begg Listen [... more]

Many of us react to suffering by either trying to ignore the pain or letting it overwhelm us How can we respond biblically instead Hear the answer as we recall God's faithfulness in affliction on Truth For Life with Alistair Begg Listen [... more]