Do we really believe that God has Christians' good in mind whenever even the toughest afflictions may come into our lives? (image courtesy of pixabay.com)

Charles Spurgeon: Help from his View of Affliction

See a previous post I wrote on the value of biographies here Have you struggled with adversity in your life? Have you often wondered how to properly view the trials and struggles you’ve encountered? I know I have.  What I want to share with you now is some of the thoughts from the life of Read more about Charles Spurgeon: Help from his View of Affliction[…]

Will we allow the suffering of Helen Roseveare, medical missionary, to speak into our lives today? (image courtesy of pixabay.com)

I Am Rebuked by Her Life: Medical Missionary Helen Roseveare and the Privilege to Suffer for Christ

The quotations from Helen Roseveare are from Justin Taylor’s site from “The Gospel Coalition” here. YOU WILL SUFFER MUCH FOR CHRIST There are a few verses that I’ve had a difficult time understanding since I’ve become a Christian. Those verses have typically involved the word or the concept of “suffering.” I know that this lack of Read more about I Am Rebuked by Her Life: Medical Missionary Helen Roseveare and the Privilege to Suffer for Christ[…]

Is too much material prosperity a spiritual harm to our souls? (image courtesy of pixabay.com)

Adoniram Judson’s Modern, Americanized Letter to his Future Father-In-Law (Or “If Judson were writing today”)

For some historical context, see the blog post I previously wrote about Adoniram Judson’s astonishing engagement letter to his father-in-law for his daughter Ann here. I was thinking recently to myself, “If Adoniram Judson were a typical, American church member that eschews discomfort and seeks comfort at any price, then what would that letter look like?” Read more about Adoniram Judson’s Modern, Americanized Letter to his Future Father-In-Law (Or “If Judson were writing today”)[…]

Let's take the long-view perspective of our lives and of our trials by seeing them through biographies of others who have traveled our path (image courtesy of pixabay.com)

The Value of Biographies for Perspective in our Lives and our Trials

Whenever we are going through difficult seasons in life, God may use a variety of means by which to bring us comfort. God often brings comfort directly through His Word, and He will also often use people in our lives to console and to speak wisdom into our lives as well. One way that God Read more about The Value of Biographies for Perspective in our Lives and our Trials[…]