Suffering – Page 3 – A Thimble-full of Theology for Daily Living

Unacceptable – Matthew 26:47-56

I’ll never forget him standing in front of us, having been diagnosed with inoperable cancer and having gone through multiple experimental treatments with only temporary results, and telling us that

Love Says No – Matthew 26:36-46

How many people do you know who have given up on God because He didn’t answer a prayer for them that they felt needed to be answered if God is a God of love? I have heard it many times. I’ve

Keeping the Edge – Colossians 1:24-29

I told someone recently that I felt I had lost my “edge” as a servant of Christ, only to realize once I said it that this implied that my service before was effective because of my edge, because

The Rapture?: Daily Thoughts from Revelation (Revelation 14:14-20)

I believe in a rapture that occurs before the 70th week of Daniel, before the last seven years of earth history before Jesus returns to establish his kingdom on earth. Does the book of Revelation describe

Suffering, Then Hosanna: Daily Thoughts from Mark (Mark 11:1-11)

I was reading Psalm 116:1, which says, “I love the Lord because He has heard my voice,” and it is certainly the case that our love for God is premised on the wonderful way in which He has heard

Necessary Suffering: Daily Thoughts from Mark (Mark 8:31-33)

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/ By Randall Johnson

None of us wants to believe that suffering is the gateway to glory. Every effort of our lives is toward preventing or avoiding suffering. We don’t like to be reminded that we are the ones who

Daily Thoughts from Mark: Repent and Believe (Mark 1:14-15)

Now after John was arrested, Jesus came into Galilee, proclaiming the gospel of God, and saying, “The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand; repent and believe in the gospel.” (Mark

Daily Thoughts from Zechariah: Mourning to Joy (Zechariah 8:18-23)

And the word of the LORD of hosts came to me, saying, “Thus says the LORD of hosts: The fast of the fourth month and the fast of the fifth and the fast of the seventh and the fast of the tenth shall

Daily Thoughts from Zechariah: Our Troubles God’s Craftsmen (Zechariah 1:18-21)

And I lifted my eyes and saw, and behold, four horns! And I said to the angel who talked with me, “What are these?” And he said to me, “These are the horns that have scattered Judah, Israel, and

Daily Thoughts from Acts: Through the Storm (Acts 28:1-10)

After we were brought safely through, we then learned that the island was called Malta. The native people showed us unusual kindness, for they kindled a fire and welcomed us all, because it had begun to

Daily Thoughts from Acts: The Why of Suffering (Acts 12:1-11)

About that time Herod the king laid violent hands on some who belonged to the church. He killed James the brother of John with the sword, and when he saw that it pleased the Jews, he proceeded to arrest

Daily Thoughts from Acts: Persecution (Acts 4:1-4)

And as they were speaking to the people, the priests and the captain of the temple and the Sadducees came upon them, greatly annoyed because they were teaching the people and proclaiming in Jesus the resurrection

Daily Thoughts from Romans: Predestined Outcome (8:26-30)

Daily Thoughts from Romans: Predestined Outcome Likewise the Spirit helps us in our weakness. For we do not know what to pray for as we ought, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us with groanings too

Daily Thoughts from Romans: Suffering (8:18-25)

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/ By Randall Johnson
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Daily Thoughts from Romans: Suffering For I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worth comparing with the glory that is to be revealed to us. For the creation waits with eager longing

Daily Thoughts from Romans: Safe in the Lifeboat (5:1-11)

Daily Thoughts from Romans: Safe in the Lifeboat Therefore, since we have been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ. Through him we have also obtained access by faith

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