Chase’s Surgery: How God Uses Trials for Our Ultimate Good
Thank you all for your prayers and encouraging words of support! We definitely have felt them over these last few days. Chase has just woken up from the anesthesia. He slept all day and night. He is doing well! It will be a long and painful road to recovery, but it was necessary. Chase’s spine […]
When You Cannot Trace God’s Hand: Trusting God’s Providence
The Story of Joseph The Genesis account of Joseph is a remarkable story of prolonged unjust suffering, divine providence, and ultimate redemption (Gen. 37–50). Joseph was the eleventh of Jacob’s twelve sons, but the firstborn of Rachel, Jacob’s beloved wife. This gave Joseph a special status with his father. As a result, his brothers “hated […]
The God Who Suffers with Us: Hope at the Cross
I asked the question, “Where is God in this?” not in my seminary classroom, but in the ICU. As I watched my sweet little boy seizing, being intubated, and placed into a coma, I prayed, “Lord, where are you, and what are you doing?” Not in theory. Not in a sermon. Not in a theological […]