Category archives: Suffering

Nov. 14, 2016 | Holly

God's Mercy Never Leaves Us Alone In The Cold Silence Of The Night

Though shunning comes with a sting of rejection, it's a sharp sting that can be used to powerfully engrave the message of the gospel more deeply upon our heart. Echoing the words of mercy with every cut, God can beautifully use the relational distress to make us more fully alive to His love that is pure and perfect and powerful enough to plummet the full depth of our darkness. Read more

Aug. 17, 2016 | Holly

When Silence Shouts Shame

If we want to be a community of believers marked by genuine love, it's not going to happen without the appropriation of gospel grace that empowers us to resist our instinctual response to retreat from suffering. We need Jesus. We need His transforming grace to daily renew our minds and set us free from ourselves. Read more

July 26, 2016 | Holly

Hope In Disappointment: The Guarantee Of Jesus, Not The Guarantee Of Outcome

The reward of loving God and His Word fervently is about something so much greater than anything our feeble imagination can create. It's about Jesus Christ. The reward of loving God and His Word is that we get Jesus. And He is everything. Read more