Suffering & Hardship
Sermons, articles, and devotionals from Christchurch Miami on suffering & hardship — what the Bible says, and how to live it.
8 resources
Community of the Broken (Life is Short. Live It Well.)
At a Switchfoot concert, Pastor Kent Keller found himself seated among strangers with disabilities who moved over, made room, and grabbed hands together when asked. A small picture of church.
But What About Suffering? - 1 Peter 4:12-19
Don't be surprised by suffering — the Bible was written by suffering people to suffering people, and the pattern is always suffering, judgment, glory.
Don't Judge Others: What Jesus Really Meant About Judgment and Grace
Jesus' words 'judge not' aren't a ban on moral discernment — they're a warning against playing God. Here's what the Sermon on the Mount teaches about judgment, grace, and the log in your own eye.
Finding Jesus in Your Broken Pieces - Luke 24
Finding Hope on the Road to Emmaus: How Jesus Reveals Himself Through Scripture
Breaking Free: When Jesus Breaks Every Chain - Mark 5
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Are You Covered? The Passover, the Cross, and the True Lamb
An Army chaplain writes from deployment about the night in Egypt when blood on a door, not goodness in a heart, meant life or death, and the seven ways Jesus fulfilled it on the cross.
The Shroud of Turin*
Is the Shroud of Turin really the burial cloth of Jesus? A young friend's question sent one writer digging into the dating controversy, the blood evidence, and how its image was even formed.
Learning to Love Your Enemies: Lessons from the Second Mile
Jesus commands us to love our enemies and go the second mile - a standard only grace can meet. Here is what it looks like to forgive, let go of bitterness, and keep following Christ.