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Read more about the article S3 E14 | The Astonishing Hope of a Mortal Life with J. Todd Billings

S3 E14 | The Astonishing Hope of a Mortal Life with J. Todd Billings

  • Post published:October 6, 2020
  • Post category:Faith/Podcast/Privilege and Race
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Mortality is often connected to fear, so how does embracing a mortal life provide hope to individuals and communities? Professor Todd Billings, author of “The End of the Christian Life:…

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Read more about the article Faith Is Trusting in the End of the Story

Faith Is Trusting in the End of the Story

  • Post published:September 23, 2020
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How do we have faith that a good ending is coming? I know lots of people in pain right now. Some are in physical pain—my friend whose husband needs back…

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Read more about the article Choosing to Be Present in Suffering

Choosing to Be Present in Suffering

  • Post published:May 27, 2020
  • Post category:Current Events/Faith/Privilege and Race
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For people like me—for people who are white and live in affluence and stability—stories like that of George Floyd are easy to ignore. In the past, I have told myself…

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Read more about the article COVID-19, Holy Week, and Preparing for Suffering with Love {Ep 104}

COVID-19, Holy Week, and Preparing for Suffering with Love {Ep 104}

  • Post published:April 7, 2020
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At dinner a few nights ago, we asked our kids if they have any questions for God during this time of COVID-19 and suffering. They all nodded. “Why would God…

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Read more about the article Coronavirus, Suffering, and Two Questions About God

Coronavirus, Suffering, and Two Questions About God

  • Post published:April 2, 2020
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Suffering and death and events like our current experience with the coronavirus generally lead humans to ask at least two questions about God. Does God exist (because, how could God…

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Read more about the article Reflections on Suffering… and Love

Reflections on Suffering… and Love

  • Post published:August 9, 2019
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Last week, I spoke with a group of women about the age-old question of how a good God could allow acts of senseless terror and undeserved suffering in this world.…

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Guest Sermon: Salem Covenant Church

  • Post published:August 9, 2019
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  • Post author:Amy Julia Becker

The 4 Things John 5 teaches us about healing, which is to say, about God “Biblically speaking, health isn’t the absence of illness. Health isn’t the absence of anything. It…

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Read more about the article The Difference between Hardship and Suffering, and Why It Matters

The Difference between Hardship and Suffering, and Why It Matters

  • Post published:June 2, 2018
  • Post category:Faith
  • Post author:Amy Julia Becker

  Recently I have been thinking about hardship and about suffering and how often we confuse the two and how that can get us into trouble. In almost any area…

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