When suicide takes a loved one, it’s a painful, confusing time. These words, spoken at a funeral of a victim of suicide, might help you if you have lost a loved one.

Nothing can be worse than losing a child. How does one recover from something like that? This brief post points the way to how to grieve and move on from the loss of a child.

When you suffer a tragedy it’s easy to want to connect some spiritual meaning to it. But be careful not to over spiritualize a tragedy.

This is part two in a three part series on tragedy and loss. In this post F. Remy Diederich looks at our need to blame someone in the face of tragedy, even God.

Tragedy and loss happen to everyone at some point. But many of us don’t have a theology of suffering, that is, an understanding of God as it relates to suffering. This is part one of a three part series of posts.

This is part three of a a three part series on Generosity and Jesus. This post looks at the fears that make us selfish.

Greed is the opposite of generosity. Greed fills you with darkness while generosity draws you close to God. These are some of the thoughts Jesus spoke about in his Sermon on the Mount.

In the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus showed people how to be salt and light in the world. One way is to be generous with your money.

This is part three in a four-part series on Deep Hurt, Deep Healing, focusing on how to overcome the persistent pain of shame. In this post, F. Remy Diederich explores how God’s boundless love and unconditional forgiveness serve as the essential starting point for the deep healing process. By embracing these truths, you can begin to reclaim your life fully and move forward towards lasting restoration and peace.

So much of what is called Christianity today poorly represents Jesus. It’s just bad religion. Jesus didn’t come to give us more of the same. He came to exchange something new for the old… something alive and life-changing. His resurrection was proof that his way will last.

There are natural questions that haunt us after the loss of a loved one or another tragedy. But be careful what you believe in these moments. It’s important to not try to have all the answers.

In our broken world we live in a tension between God’s love and suffering. How do we reconcile the two? Jesus’ life gives us some understanding.

There are a lot of reasons to give up on church. The church has failed many people in many ways. But the church is the hope of the world if you engage in it.

Forgiveness is hard, leading people to ask: Why can’t I forgive? There are reasons for that. And there is a simple shift in thinking that can help you to forgive.

PTSD is a common result of spiritual abuse. Take your abuse seriously and get the help you need.

Francis Chan left his mega church to start We Are Church. Will it succeed? Here are some reflections on the house church movement.

Survivors of spiritual abuse are so often misunderstood and mistreated. This post will give you practical advice on how to treat survivors of spiritual abuse.

When your life gets out of control and filled with guilt and regret, you may think that there is no way to God’s forgiveness. But there is hope. You can start over.

Your sin and failure can seem so overwhelming that you may believe you are beyond hope. But God’s forgiveness is so thorough that he sees you as perfect in his eyes. How is this possible?

Sometimes past regret causes us to want to give up on life. But what if you could be forgiven and start your life over? Read an excerpt from the book, Starting Over, finding God’s forgiveness when you find it hard to forgive yourself.