Suffering as a Christian: Why it Matters Most of us don’t like the word suffering. We avoid it, pray against it, and often assume something has gone wrong when hardship comes. But Peter writes to believers facing real pressure—misunderstanding, exclusion, even...

Recently, Scripture Union’s Daily Bread has been studying the book of Exodus. As we looked at Chapter 40 (the construction of the Tabernacle), I noticed something very special. The Tabernacle was a portable structure that held the official items of worship. God had...

(Condensed article by Glena Marshall) I was 34 when I used the word ‘chronic’ in front of the word ‘pain’ for the first time. I said it in a small voice, wondering if five years of suffering was long enough to merit the phrase. When this door of suffering opened...