Being Sensitive in Sharing Scripture with the Suffering

By Randy Alcorn | January 16, 2017

Think of God’s truths like tools. Don’t use a hammer when you need a wrench. And don’t use either when you need to give someone a hug, a blanket, or a meal—or just weep with them.

God Is Still Sovereign, Even When the Diagnosis Is a Birth Defect

By Stephanie Anderson | December 9, 2016

In an earlier blog, Stephanie Anderson, on our Eternal Perspective Ministries staff, told the story of her disabled son Isaiah who died before his birth. Here Steph speaks of her beloved sister Tricia, who had a different disability. When she speaks of God’s sovereignty in birth defects, she speaks with an extraordinary amount of experience and insight.

The Secret to Finding Joy When Things Don’t Turn Out Like You Hope

By Pam Vredevelt | October 19, 2016

Today’s guest post is from author and counselor Pam Vredevelt, related to her new book Empty Arms Journal: A 21-Day Guide for Healing After Pregnancy Loss. Many of you have been personally touched by a pregnancy loss or know someone who has been. Nanci and I have known Pam for many years and deeply respect her. I think you’ll find her perspectives helpful and God-honoring.

The Beyond Suffering Bible: Don’t Miss This Resource!

By Randy Alcorn | October 14, 2016

Several months ago, when I was sent links to large portions of this Bible, I was immediately captivated by it. I was walking with friends of ours in the raw grief of their tragedy, and I found myself reading the Beyond Suffering Bible not only through my eyes but also theirs.

The Laments in God’s Inspired Word Teach Us How to Mourn, and Express Our Honest Questions

By Randy Alcorn | October 7, 2016

Laments make up more than one-third of the psalms. The contrast between Israel’s hymnbook and the church’s says a great deal about our failure to acknowledge suffering. 

Seven Truths That Guided Denny Gradin Through Cancer and into Eternity

By Randy Alcorn | September 21, 2016

J.C. Ryle wrote, “Health is a good thing but sickness is far better if it leads us to God.” May we accept health as God’s blessing and its absence as God’s severe mercy, and seek to glorify Him through both.

George Müller’s Example of Trusting God’s Goodness in Times of Heartache

By Randy Alcorn | September 16, 2016

Müller recounts how he prayed when he discovered his wife had rheumatic fever: “Yes, my Father, the times of my darling wife are in Thy hands. Thou wilt do the very best thing for her, and for me, whether life or death."

A.W. Tozer on God’s Wisdom and Our Broken, Waiting-for-Redemption World

By Randy Alcorn | September 2, 2016

Tozer, one of my all-time favorite authors, makes a great analogy in this sermon, shared in the book The Attributes of God Volume 2: Deeper into the Father's Heart.

Grateful for the Wait

By Randy Alcorn | August 22, 2016

God “has set a day when he will judge the world with justice” (Acts 17:31). But why a future day of judgment?

God’s Sovereign Grace in Timbuktu

By Randy Alcorn | August 3, 2016

We won’t all, in this life, meet someone whose story will suddenly shed light on God’s purpose in our loved one’s suffering or death. But I think most of us will have that very experience one day on the New Earth.