By Cheri Lynn Cowell We’ve all experienced or witnessed pain and suffering. We hear the phrase from well-meaning Christians, “God never gives us more than we can handle,” or they say, “God must have something great planned for you if he allows this much suffering in your life.” Although these are meant to comfort, […]
By Shawn McMullen Next Sunday, November 11, has been set aside as an International Day of Prayer for the Persecuted Church. Christians across the country and around the world will join together on that day to seek God’s blessing and protection on our brothers and sisters in Christ who face persecution and suffering because […]
By Dan Lentz 1. What unexpected turn of events have you experienced in the past year? 2. Did the turn of events become a positive thing for you in the long run, or a negative one? Read Acts 27:1, 2, 33-44. 3. This section of Scripture focuses on events during a […]
By Sam E. Stone In last week’s lesson, Paul stood before King Agrippa and the Roman governor, Festus. They both found him innocent of any crime but, since he had appealed to Caesar, they sent him on for a hearing before the emperor in Rome. Today we study a part of his sea voyage […]
By David Faust Job’s friend Eliphaz got it right when he observed, “Man is born to trouble as surely as sparks fly upward” (Job 5:7). Suffering takes many forms. You can see it in the eyes of a widower who misses his wife, the sorrow of parents who grieve the loss of a son […]
