Trials|Pain|Suffering

Author: Jerry Bridges It’s easy to trust God when everything is going well. But when adversity strikes—a school shooting, a cancer diagnosis, a financial setback—do you wonder if God cares or if He’s even there at all? In this...

Author: John Henderson What does the gospel have to say to us when we are victims of evil? How do we love and help men and women who have suffered under various forms of abuse? This booklet looks at one couple, one counseling session, and one Psalm,...

Author: Amy Baker This is a session from the Biblical Counseling Training Conference hosted by Faith Church in Lafayette, Indiana. This session addresses the struggles that children who have been sexually or physically abused carry into adulthood...

Author: James MacDonald Subtitle: God's 5 Promises When Life Is HardPastor James MacDonald delivers the biblical hope of God's promises in the midst of life's storms. 2 Peter 1:3 refers to certain portions of God's Word as exceedingly great and...

Author: Robert Smith Subtitle: Help for Families in Crisis It starts out as small moments of forgetfulness that can be chalked up to simply getting older. But as time passes and symptoms accumulate, you are forced to face the fact that your loved one...

Author: Wayne Mack Anger and stress affect each of us every day—even if we aren’t feeling them ourselves, we come into contact with people who are. But their commonplace nature shouldn’t cause us to shrug them away. Anger and stress...

Author: Robert Smith Subtitle: When It's Hard Being Told What to DoIt's frustrating to be under imperfect authority. And sometimes it's more than frustrating--we suffer when someone's authority is unfair, capricious, or just plain wrong. But does that...

Editor: Nancy Guthrie Subtitle: Embracing God's Purpose and Provision in Suffering Since the beginning of humanity, the question of suffering-why it happens and how God works in it-has existed. What are you doing, God? Why is this happening? Where...

Author: Ed Welch Shame is the deep sense that you are unacceptable, exposed or humiliated because of something you did, something done to you, or something associated with you. Once you set your sights on it you can see it everywhere. The world has...

Author: Elizabeth Groves Subtitle: The Ache of Missing Your Other HalfNo matter whether your husband's death was expected or sudden, your loss is a total shock. Your world will never again be the same. You wonder how you can go on without him. And how...

Author: Dave Furman Subtitle: How to Love Those Who Are Hurting Everyone has friends or family who suffer from sickness, disability, depression, or the death of a loved one. Oftentimes, the people who love the hurting also struggle in their own...

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Author: Winston Smith Subtitle: Trusting God with Your "To-Do" ListOften, in our busy world, our lives feel like one long "to-do" list. It's easy to get so busy that we don't even notice how exhausted and anxious we are. Do you find yourself saying yes...

Author: William P. Smith Subtitle: Encounters with the Unexpected GodIn his book author William P. Smith bridges the chasm between the heart and the head. Where is the reality of God in the middle of careers and groceries? Why are so many believers...

Author: Janet Aucoin How do we deal with unfulfilled longings?  As believers, should we even have unfulfilled longings?  This session looks at common unfulfilled longings primarily in women, including the longing to "fit in" and "belong":...

Author: Amy BakerSubtitle:Helping When Life InterruptsSadness, depression, anger, fear, anxiety, loyalty conflicts; your children are struggling with at least some of these emotions after your divorce. To make things even more difficult, you are...

Author: Amy Baker This is a session from the Biblical Counseling Training Conference hosted by Faith Church in Lafayette, Indiana.  People are looking for the hope that there are answers for their hurts, their difficulties, and the challenges...

Author: Amy BakerThis is a session from the Biblical Counseling Training Conference hosted by Faith Church in Lafayette, Indiana. People are looking for the hope that there are answers for their hurts, their difficulties, and the challenges they...