Everybody walks with a limp. Some may hide their limp better than others. Nevertheless, the limp is there. From cradle to casket, we sooner or later encounter physical, mental, or emotional pain.
Suffering is no respecter of persons.
While suffering afflicts our bodies and emotions, the problem of suffering afflicts the mind. When confronted by tragedy, one may ask: How can I survive this pain?
But eventually, the more abstract questions occupy the mind:
Why did God let this happen? How can I trust a God who would let my child die?
Whether in the form of a weekend seminar, Sunday message, or small group gathering, the teaching based upon my book, Life with a Limp: Discovering God's Purpose in Your Pain, offers a robust, biblical reflection on these and other questions such as:
How do I handle my grief?
How can I grow through suffering?
How do I reconcile suffering with belief in an all-good God?
Do all things really work together for good for those who love God?
Mary Alice and I would love to share with you our own story of limping through doubt, loss, and grief following the death of our firstborn son. But more importantly, we share how our limp in life can help us grow more in love with our suffering Savior.
To know more about our own story and the book Life with a Limp, view the below video of my interaction with Dr. Paul Louis Metzger of Multnomah Biblical Seminary. Dr. Metzger wrote the Foreword to my book and is also learning to wrestle with God, not away from God, in the midst of tragedy.
If you would like to schedule a seminar, Sunday message (or series of messages), or a small group gathering on this topic, just click "let's chat" on this web site or write me @:
dstevens@paraclete.net
davidearlestevens@gmail.com
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