Trigger warning: Today’s episode is about suffering, and as much as we try to approach it from a place of gentleness and care, if you’re feeling especially tender, make sure you’re listening in a safe place with safe people. There is also a mention of suicide, so if that is not a safe topic for you, maybe skip this one. 

Why do good people suffer? Does suffering mean you’re not a good Christian? 

What does it mean that God is with us in our suffering? 

How were you taught about suffering? And what does it say about who you think God is? 

What is the role of community in suffering? How do we walk with people who are suffering? 

How do we learn the lessons that pain has to teach us? 

What does the Bible say about suffering? What do we do with Jesus’s suffering? 

Here are the books we reference in the episode! 

Everything Happens for a Reason: And Other Lies I've Loved by Kate Bowler

What Does the Bible Say About Suffering? By Brian Han Gregg

Not the God I Know: How Divorce Taught Me What it Means to be Saved by Esther Nissen

The Holy Longing: The Search for a Christian Spirituality by Ronald Rolheiser

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