Suffering & Sovereignty
The Open Wound
Every other answer to suffering is either dishonest or incomplete. We're going to do what almost no one does: look suffering square in the face and explain — with tears and with Scripture — how a sovereign God and real suffering coexist, and why that's actually better news than any alternative.
Romans 8:28 isn't a platitude. It's a sovereign decree. Joseph was sold into slavery. Falsely accused. Imprisoned. Every chapter looked like abandonment. And at the end: "You meant it for evil, but God meant it for good, to bring about that many people should be kept alive." That "but God" is the hinge of history and every broken life.
"And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose. For those God foreknew he also predestined to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brothers and sisters."
Romans 8:28-29 (NIV)
The Wound Explored
Ten articles on suffering, grief, trauma, and the God who ordains them.
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The Question That Haunts Every Hospital Room
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02
Grief and the God Who Planned Every Day
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03
When God Says No and You Can't Understand Why
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04
The God Who Ordained Your Trauma (And Why That's Not What You Think)
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05
Forgiving the Unforgivable
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06
Chronic Pain and the Thorn That Stayed
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07
The Miscarriage, the Empty Crib, and the God Who Numbers Every Hair
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08
Why "Everything Happens for a Reason" Isn't Enough — And What IS
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09
The Abuse Survivor and the Justice of God
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10
Sitting in the Ashes: When Sovereignty Doesn't Feel Good
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