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    Mental Health Parent Forum

    Greg Wilson, Amy Glover, & Summer Vinson Berger | Apr 20, 2022

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    Lessons from the Precipice

    Matt Chandler | Dec 2, 2019

    Ten years after his cancer diagnosis, Matt Chandler reflects on what the Lord has taught him through his suffering.

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    Suffering / Comfort

    Matt Chandler | May 17, 2015

    In times of suffering, believers are to endure with patience and steadfastness, keeping their eyes set on the Lord. H...

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    A Deep Yearning

    Matt Chandler | Apr 3, 2011

    Why does God allow bad things to happen? Habakkuk discusses the doubt and pain we feel when things go horribly wrong....

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    Discipline or Wrath

    Matt Chandler | Mar 13, 2011

    Why does God allow bad things to happen? Habakkuk discusses the doubt and pain we feel when things go horribly wrong....

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    The Afflictions of Christ

    Matt Chandler | Apr 18, 2010

    The Colossians series looks at the person of Jesus Christ and who He is. Covering the history of Rome and how it was ...

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    Tough Love

    Matt Chandler | May 14, 2006

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    The Barrs

    After an early diagnosis of Trisomy 18, Ben and Ashley knew their son Thomas' chances of survival were slim. Even in ...

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    Rachel Creed

    The Village Church became a vital source of community for the Creeds when Rachel was diagnosed with a brain tumor whi...

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    Shelley Lytle

    Shelley Lytle experienced numerous health issues throughout high school and onward, but she held fast to God's goodne...

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    The Andersons

    In light of their sorrow due to the loss of their son, Tedashii and Danielle Anderson dealt with their suffering in v...

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    The Adams

    Through heartbreak and mourning, The Adams realized that, in everything that was taken from them, God had so much mor...

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    Is God Sovereign Over Illness and Suffering?

    Brent Hill | May 30, 2018

    It can be easy to trust in the Lord in times of joy and ease, but how do we view Him in the midst of illness and suff...

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    The Seasonal Nature of Lent

    Jonathan Woodlief | Feb 14, 2018

    The season of Lent is an invitation to meet Jesus in our suffering. It drives us toward the love of God and reminds u...

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    Living Water at a Broken Well

    Lore Ferguson Wilbert | Jan 24, 2018

    The biblical story of the man at the healing well (John 5:2-9) shows us that we can entrust God with our deepest hurt...

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    In Defense of Sadness

    Anne Lincoln Holibaugh | Sep 22, 2015

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    Learning How to Grieve

    Beth Broom | Jun 2, 2015

    There's an elephant in the room, and its name is grief. We don't know how to grieve, and we don't want to learn. We'd...

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    The Strength in Our Emotions

    Bailey Price | Mar 12, 2015

    Scripture says, “there is a time to weep and a time to laugh, a time to mourn and a time to dance." We must conclude ...

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    The Season of Lent

    Matt Chandler | Feb 14, 2018

    The season of Lent is about identifying with the suffering and temptation of Jesus Christ for 40 days preceding Holy ...

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    Is All Suffering Gospel-Centered?

    Matt Chandler | Jun 21, 2017

    Suffering is a universal human experience, but for the Christian, all suffering has been redeemed in Christ.