
Trusting the Lord when suffering comes (Part 2)
Speaking truth even in love is not always received well. Pharaoh didn’t receive it well from Moses. And it led to suffering. But we are called to endure.

Speaking truth even in love is not always received well. Pharaoh didn’t receive it well from Moses. And it led to suffering. But we are called to endure.

As the nation of Israel was under attack on the morning of Oct. 7 by Hamas militants, two words began to echo on nearly every news report were “unprecedented” and “surprise.” Without any warning, militants swarmed into Israel by land, air and sea.

Bart Barber emphasized the unity that is displayed to send fully funded missionaries. “I not only have hope for people in Central Asia, North Africa and the Middle East, Sub Saharan Africa, and eastern Europe because of you, but I have hope for Southern Baptists because of you,” Barber said.

Check out the podcasts on October’s featured list.

While persecution is on the rise, the total number of refugees resettled yearly in the U.S. has dropped. In 2016, according to the “Closed Doors” report, 32,248 refugees from countries on Open Doors’ World Watch were resettled in the United States. That number dropped to 11,528 in 2018 and then to 5,390 in 2020.

At some point, all of us have either felt disheartened and full of despair or know someone who has. If it is you, it’s hard to get out of it. If it’s someone you know, it’s hard to know how to help them.

Don’t be intimidated or distracted by what the end times might look like. Take comfort in what the end times certainly mean.

There is another story about a battle for American hymnody that has been on display since the Sing! Global conference was founded in 2017 by Keith and Kristyn Getty, a husband-and-wife hymn writing team. For more than a decade, American worship services have started to leave traditional hymns behind.

Speaking truth even in love is not always received well. Pharaoh didn’t receive it well from Moses. And it led to suffering. But we are called to endure.

As the nation of Israel was under attack on the morning of Oct. 7 by Hamas militants, two words began to echo on nearly every news report were “unprecedented” and “surprise.” Without any warning, militants swarmed into Israel by land, air and sea.

Bart Barber emphasized the unity that is displayed to send fully funded missionaries. “I not only have hope for people in Central Asia, North Africa and the Middle East, Sub Saharan Africa, and eastern Europe because of you, but I have hope for Southern Baptists because of you,” Barber said.

Check out the podcasts on October’s featured list.

While persecution is on the rise, the total number of refugees resettled yearly in the U.S. has dropped. In 2016, according to the “Closed Doors” report, 32,248 refugees from countries on Open Doors’ World Watch were resettled in the United States. That number dropped to 11,528 in 2018 and then to 5,390 in 2020.

At some point, all of us have either felt disheartened and full of despair or know someone who has. If it is you, it’s hard to get out of it. If it’s someone you know, it’s hard to know how to help them.

Don’t be intimidated or distracted by what the end times might look like. Take comfort in what the end times certainly mean.

There is another story about a battle for American hymnody that has been on display since the Sing! Global conference was founded in 2017 by Keith and Kristyn Getty, a husband-and-wife hymn writing team. For more than a decade, American worship services have started to leave traditional hymns behind.

Speaking truth even in love is not always received well. Pharaoh didn’t receive it well from Moses. And it led to suffering. But we are called to endure.

As the nation of Israel was under attack on the morning of Oct. 7 by Hamas militants, two words began to echo on nearly every news report were “unprecedented” and “surprise.” Without any warning, militants swarmed into Israel by land, air and sea.

Bart Barber emphasized the unity that is displayed to send fully funded missionaries. “I not only have hope for people in Central Asia, North Africa and the Middle East, Sub Saharan Africa, and eastern Europe because of you, but I have hope for Southern Baptists because of you,” Barber said.

While persecution is on the rise, the total number of refugees resettled yearly in the U.S. has dropped. In 2016, according to the “Closed Doors” report, 32,248 refugees from countries on Open Doors’ World Watch were resettled in the United States. That number dropped to 11,528 in 2018 and then to 5,390 in 2020.

At some point, all of us have either felt disheartened and full of despair or know someone who has. If it is you, it’s hard to get out of it. If it’s someone you know, it’s hard to know how to help them.

Don’t be intimidated or distracted by what the end times might look like. Take comfort in what the end times certainly mean.

There is another story about a battle for American hymnody that has been on display since the Sing! Global conference was founded in 2017 by Keith and Kristyn Getty, a husband-and-wife hymn writing team. For more than a decade, American worship services have started to leave traditional hymns behind.
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