We are pilgrims being prepared for home. We are not home yet. Life was never meant to be about ourselves, but about God. For this reason, it is the eternal that gives meaning and hope in the temporal arena.
Ken BoaApril 11, 2020
The proper response to this danger of false teaching is to grow up into maturity in Christ. Like Jesus, Peter warns that false teachers will be known by their fruit. The sensual lives they lead show they do not really take the teachings of Jesus to heart. The best way, then, to avoid the dangers of false teaching, is to…
Ken BoaMarch 20, 2020
This couple, who suffered at the hands of fellow church members in Ethiopia, offer a model of steadfast trust and devotion amidst extreme persecution.
Jenny AbelMarch 18, 2020
Rebekah Howe tells how a mysterious disease has given her a ministry, gratitude, hope, and an eternal perspective.
Jenny AbelMarch 13, 2020
Seminary professor Nate Hoff tells his story of suffering through mental health issues and multiple other family crises.
Jenny AbelMarch 3, 2020
As hard as the physical and emotional pains of cancer were, they're nothing compared to what Eliza found in Christ.
Jenny AbelFebruary 25, 2020
“Having hope in the midst of suffering changes everything in your heart and your perception.”
Matthew RobinsonFebruary 13, 2020
"Shaped by Suffering" coauthor Jenny Abel tells her story of infertility, and how it shaped an eternal view of God's plan for her life and family.
Levi KilianFebruary 4, 2020
A Q&A with Ken Boa on “Shaped by Suffering”
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Coauthor Jenny Abel interviews Ken Boa about their book Shaped by Suffering: How Temporary Hardships Prepare Us for Our Eternal Homes, released from InterVarsity Press February 4, 2020. Jenny Abel (JA): If you had to distill the thesis of Shaped by Suffering down to one sentence, what would it be? Ken Boa (KB): The essence of this book is that,…
Jenny AbelFebruary 3, 2020
