Suffering

Doctor’s Orders: Read the Bible When You’re Blue

Curt Thompson joins the podcast to discuss his new book The Deepest Place. Continue Reading »

22 Jan 2024

A Theology of Distraction

Ecclesiastes actually describes a wide range of human feelings, moving us from the angst of toil to the joy of gathering. Continue Reading »

25 Sep 2023

How Assisted Suicide Destroys the Loved Ones Left Behind

by Jonathon Van Maren

Far from reducing suffering, assisted suicide has become the catalyst for spreading it. In many if not most cases, a death by lethal injection transfers temporal suffering to heartbroken loved ones who struggle to process what has taken place. Continue Reading »

15 Jun 2023

The Gift of a Cruciform Life

by Mark Bauerlein

James Ellis III joins the podcast to discuss his new book, An Inward-Outward Witness: Suffering's Role in Forming Faithful Preachers. Continue Reading »

21 Nov 2022

Piles of Wrinkled Prose

by Peter J. Leithart

It may sound miserable, but desperation and obsession are what make finishing up the most delicious part of the whole book-writing process. Continue Reading »

11 Nov 2022

The Tears of Things

by Peter J. Leithart

Having suffered all, Christ can sympathize with all. Surely he has borne our griefs and carried our sorrows. Continue Reading »

15 Apr 2022

Suffering and Sanctification

by Mark Bauerlein

Harold Senkbeil joins the podcast to discuss his new book, Christ and Calamity: Grace and Gratitude in the Darkest Valley.
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16 Sep 2021

Just Here

by Ephraim Radner

A young friend of mine recently fell victim to an unexpected and horrific illness. For some time, it seemed that he would certainly die; the progress of the disease led expectations relentlessly in that direction. Prayers (including my own) for God’s mercy multiplied with a profound desperation. . . . . Continue Reading »

1 Aug 2021