Suffering is one of the most universal human experiences and one of the most deeply theological. Suffering is one of the deepest and most universal human experiences. Every person, at some point, encounters pain, loss, sickness, injustice, or grief. The question is not whether we will suffer, but how we understand suffering and how we respond to it. Let me take a few minutes to walk us through a simple, historic Christian understanding of suffering.

Recently I had had a few questions come my way asking “what kind of church is Soul Sanctuary?” What I find interesting is that many of us want to put labels on everything, yet at the same time we we hate being labelled. Maybe because labelling things helps us make sense of our world? What is sure is that when it comes to things related to faith, labelling seems to be a-okay.

As many of you are aware, Sharon and I recently spent a week in Poland. The purpose was to connect with one of our ministry partners, through whom we are able to send money directly into Ukraine.