When Compassion Costs Everything
While the Netflix apocalyptic show Squid Game isn’t very uplifting, Nick Mance believes it does offer us a glimpse of light and an invitation as
While the Netflix apocalyptic show Squid Game isn’t very uplifting, Nick Mance believes it does offer us a glimpse of light and an invitation as
In Aldous Huxley’s dystopian novel Brave New World, the leaders of the World State Society have supposedly created a civilization where no one ever experiences
In the Italian film Life Is Beautiful (directed by Roberto Benigni, Miramax, 1997), an optimistic, charismatic, charming Jewish Italian father, Guido, must shield his son
When we do not follow the crowd of our generation, when we walk against the flow, we can experience suffering. If you were ever bullied
Championship sports teams almost always credit an incredible bond that develops among the players throughout the season. Their shared experiences help them become the team
God’s grace is the foundation for the formation of Christian character. Our ability to persevere through suffering and develop the hope that Paul describes in
The psalm writer used imagery of a thirsty deer looking for water. An animal is driven to look for a safe water source. Often this
Have you ever made a commitment—or recommitment—to follow God and put him first in your life, only to find that life gets harder, not easier?
“In The Little Flowers of St. Francis a delightful story is told about how Francis taught Brother Leo the meaning of perfect joy. As the
The post-apocalyptic movie genre has become very popular in recent decades— maybe too popular! Here is a good article chronicling “10 Apocalyptic Movies That Will
In the movie Silence (directed by Martin Scorsese [United Artists, 2016]), a young Catholic priest, Father Rodrigues, wonders why God is silent when there are
The film The Seventh Seal (directed by Ingmar Bergman [Janus Films, 1958]) grapples robustly with questions of theodicy. It is set during the Black Plague,
“We are, not metaphorically but in very truth, a Divine work of art, something that God is making, and therefore something with which He will
Wine makers state that the best wines come from grapes that struggle and experience stress. “If you take a grapevine and make its physical requirements
In Richard Lischer’s memoir of his first pastorate, he tells the story of his second son Adam’s birth. Born big and robust, within hours he
Why do the righteous suffer? John Piper writes about this passage: “Elihu puts the pain of sickness and visions of the night side by side
Joni Eareckson Tada, who has lived as a quadriplegic for fifty years, shares her answer to the question “If you have enough faith, will God
In her book The Louder Song: Listening for Hope in the Midst of Lament, Aubrey Sampson shares her story of chronic, degenerative illness, the tragic
There is the great challenge for us as we navigate the valleys of pain, death, suffering, and hardship: not to give ourselves over to fear,
Inspirational stories about those who have overcome obstacles can motivate us to reassess our own struggles. For nine-year-old Ezra, his struggles are real but so