Coping Through Suffering and Sorrow as a Christian

Sadly, I was unable to say goodbye to my step-mother in person before she passed away. 

While I had recently spoken to her on the phone, in preparation for my trip to be with her in California, it wasn't enough.  I desperately wanted to make it to her in person, hold her, hug her, and remind her how much I love her before her body gave out to the illness.  

It was not to be.  She did not make it through the night last night.  May God bless her soul and hold her tightly until we join her in Heaven. 

For all of us dealing with some form of loss, KNOW that you have JESUS.

When All You Have Left Is Jesus
Coping Through Suffering and Sorrow as a Christian

Man Left with Nothing After Hurricane Katrina. Ross Taylor / Stringer / Getty Images

By Jack Zavada

Updated March 06, 2017

Suffering and sorrow are a part of life. Knowing this, however, doesn't make it any easier to cope when you find yourself in the midst of the deepest, darkest trials of faith. Jack Zavada of Inspiration-for-Singles.com reminds us, however, that when all we have left is Jesus, we still have everything we need. If you are suffering to the point of despair, let these words of encouragement help you hang on to your faith.

When All You Have Left is Jesus

Don't you wish Christianity could make you exempt from suffering?

Easier Spelling??

History & Culture How One President Tried to Make Spelling Easier In 1906, U.S. President Teddy Roosevelt tried to get the government to simplify the spelling of 300 common English words. However, this didn't go over well with Congress or the public. Here’s what went wrong. READ NOW

What Is Advent All About?

Why Do Christians Celebrate Advent?

Prepare for the Coming of Jesus Christ at Christmas

What Is Advent All About?

Celebrating Advent involves a period of spiritual preparation before Christmas when many Christians make themselves ready for the coming of Jesus Christ. This year, Advent began on Sunday, December 2 and last through Christmas Eve. READ NOW

Tips and Tools for Christian Living

Giving thanks when you're suffering...

By Jack Zavada

Updated November 20, 2017

Giving thanks when you're suffering seems like an idea so far-fetched nobody could take it seriously, yet that is exactly what God asks us to do.

The apostle Paul, who knew more than his share of sorrow, counseled the believers in Thessalonica to do just that:

Be joyful always; pray continually; give thanks in all circumstances, for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus. (1 Thessalonians 5:16-18, NIV)

Paul understood the spiritual benefit of giving thanks when you're hurting.  It takes your focus off yourself and puts it on God.  But how, in the middle of our pain, can we possibly give thanks? … (Click HERE to continue readings this article by J. Zavada.)

Joseph Mohr and his poem “Stille Nacht”

Reposted from A. Mayberry's weekly web-post.

In December of 1818, a famous rendition of the most popular Christmas hymn was presented at St. Nicholas Church in Austria. Because of a broken church organ, assistant priest Joseph Mohr gave his poem “Stille Nacht” to organist Franz Bruber to arrange for guitar, two voices, and a choir.  (Click here to Read more »)

The Age of the Earth and the Bible

This is the first of five posts dealing with the question of ‘The Age of the Earth and the Bible.’ It is taken from the Is Genesis History? Bible Study available in the Answers in Genesis store.

“I have no gospel unless Genesis is history.”

– D. Martin Lloyd-Jones

Genesis when thinking about Christmas

https://isgenesishistory.com/5-ways-see-christmas-genesis/?goal=0_052697a034-144cafd367-149818745&mc_cid=144cafd367&mc_eid=36fadad954

Most people don’t think about Genesis when they think about Christmas. The first book of the Bible is not normally quoted during Advent services. Handel didn’t even include Genesis in the Messiah.