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Sermons and teaching on grief, pain, persecution, and providence—how God meets his people in the hardest chapters of life.
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Mar 23, 2026
When considering the High Priestly Prayer, some may wonder why Jesus didn’t just pray that His followers would be taken out of the world and delivered from suffering and trials immediately. Hear the Bible’s response on Truth For Life with…
Truth For Life with Alistair Begg Sermons
Mar 20, 2026
While an approach to Christianity that treats it as a soft option may sound attractive, it’s certainly not scriptural. Truly biblical discipleship is muscular, demanding, and thoughtful. The apostle Paul made this clear to Timothy as he…
Mar 15, 2026 · 1h 6m
What happens when critical theory gets applied to disability? In this fascinating conversation, Alisa sits down with Christian apologist Ela, known online as The DisApologist, who herself lives with a physical disability, to talk about…
Wretched Radio with Todd Friel
Mar 12, 2026 · 54 min
Segment 1 • The push to abandon church buildings for “first-century house churches”: admirable or misguided? • Did the early church reject formal worship spaces, like church buildings? • Old Testament and synagogue patterns challenge the…
Mar 12, 2026 · 14 min
Does the Bible teach that everything happens for a reason? Pastor John offers grounding from Romans 8 for God’s purpose in our suffering.
Mar 8, 2026 · 1h 1m
Christine Sneeringer joins me for a powerful and hope-filled conversation about trauma, identity, redemption, and the life-changing power of Christ. Christine shares her story of surviving years of sexual abuse, wrestling with deep…
Mar 5, 2026 · 27 min
What keeps you moving toward hard places? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper expounds Philippians 1:20–21 and shows why prisons and swords can’t stop joy in Christ.
Mar 4, 2026 · 26 min
Is suffering a detour, or is it God’s plan? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper opens Romans 8:23 and shows why groaning saints are God’s strategy to finish the mission.
Wretched Radio with Todd Friel
Feb 26, 2026 · 55 min
Segment 1 • A new TV series promises a “fresh take” on biblical women—what happens when imagination fills in what God didn’t reveal? • Why dramatizing Sarah and Hagar’s “inner journeys” may subtly rewrite sin, surrogacy, and obedience. •…
Feb 21, 2026 · 40 min
When God ordains sufferings for the good of his people, he also sustains them and cares for them with all the strength of his love.
Stand to Reason Weekly Podcast
Feb 20, 2026 · 58 min
Greg answers questions about how to dive into controversial conversations in a sensible way, the proper way of doing missions, whether boxing can be enjoyed to the glory of God, the line between temptation and sin, and whether Luke…
Things Unseen with Sinclair B. Ferguson
Feb 18, 2026 · 3 min
Christian joy is not the natural characteristic of a sunny disposition. Today, Sinclair Ferguson explains that God's grace alone can account for the joy produced in us as we go through trials and affliction. Read the transcript:…
Truth For Life with Alistair Begg Sermons
Feb 17, 2026
As he reached the end of Romans 8, Paul presented a triumphant closing argument, grounding Christian assurance in God’s decisive action in Christ. Because God did not spare His own Son, believers can be confident that nothing essential…
Feb 15, 2026 · 47 min
When Jeff and Cat Leopard learned their daughter Adelyne had Trisomy 18, they were told she was “incompatible with life,” pressured to terminate, and given a countdown on a calendar. Instead, as Christians who believe every human being is…
Feb 14, 2026 · 43 min
Because God’s purposeful sovereignty reaches absolutely everywhere, his gospel can satisfy, his mission will succeed, and his people can never be lost.
Feb 12, 2026 · 12 min
When does faithful lament become sinful complaint? Pastor John offers five statements on lament to help us cry out to God in great pain.
Pastors Talk - A podcast by 9Marks
Feb 10, 2026 · 32 min
On this episode of Pastors Talk, Mark and Jonathan talk with Matt Rhodes about his new book, Persecution in Missions.
Wretched Radio with Todd Friel
Feb 9, 2026 · 54 min
Segment 1 • Massive cultural moments, like last night’s Superbowl, promise fulfillment but fade almost instantly. • The halftime show controversy shows us how our entertainment is driving moral numbness for our nation and world. • A sharp…
Truth For Life with Alistair Begg Sermons
Feb 9, 2026
Writing to the Christians of first-century Rome, the apostle Paul acknowledged that creation, believers, and even the Spirit Himself groan in hopeful anticipation of final renewal. Present suffering is real, Scripture affirms—but it is…
Feb 2, 2026 · 24 min
Questions about whether we should be praying for our souls rather than for material things, why we need to pray about decisions, whether the devil can hear our prayers and tempt us with “answers,” and whether it’s okay to pray for…
Jan 30, 2026 · 1h 7m
Guest host Katie McCoy talks to John Stonestreet about their recent trips to South Korea and Brazil. More violence in Minneapolis as ICE raids continue in that state. The Greater Than Campaign is underway to remind us that children's…
Wretched Radio with Todd Friel
Jan 28, 2026 · 55 min
It’s Witness Wednesday! Questions of deep theology and practical application are addressed in a must-hear question and answer segment during Todd’s recent trip to Oklahoma State University. If you want to see the Christian worldview…
Wretched Radio with Todd Friel
Jan 27, 2026 · 54 min
Segment 1 • Lots of us in the south cancelled gathering last Sunday due to inclement weather - and there are spiritual consequences to skipping church. • Church isn’t something we do just to do - it’s a weekly realignment of our lives. •…
Wretched Radio with Todd Friel
Jan 22, 2026 · 55 min
Segment 1 • Cities Church in Minnesota was invaded mid-service by protesters. Are you ready if it happens to your church? • Government is called to protect, but when it doesn’t, the church must be prepared to respond wisely. • Are public…
Wretched Radio with Todd Friel
Jan 20, 2026 · 54 min
Segment 1 • Which clip is more cloying? • A progressive clergy stunt as woke pastors storm the lobby of Target HQ. • Tony Robbins gives worldly wisdom to a suicidal man and turns it into a joke about his shoes. Segment 2 • Jesse Duplantis…
Wretched Radio with Todd Friel
Jan 19, 2026 · 54 min
Segment 1 • The political shifts in Minnesota across recent decades have been cataclysmic. • Anti-ICE protesters storm a church mid-service, with cameras rolling. • Peter’s letters on sanctified suffering suddenly read like tomorrow’s…
Jan 17, 2026 · 18 min
David Mathis | How can we sing in the valley of sorrow? In Christ, joy and grief can coexist — and grief now prepares for us far greater joy in the end.
Stand to Reason Weekly Podcast
Dec 3, 2025 · 58 min
Greg responds to the claim that “Jesus taught that we were supposed to love and accept one another,” then he answers questions about numbers being evidence for the existence of God, using a person’s suffering as an apologetic, and the…
Nov 30, 2025 · 52 min
When motherhood feels more like a thousand little deaths to self than the glossy highlight reel on Instagram, is it really worth it? In this episode, I’m joined by my friend Abby Halberstadt, better known as M is for Mama, to talk about…
5 Minutes in Church History with Stephen Nichols
Nov 5, 2025 · 5 min
Amid persecution and turmoil, Cyprian of Carthage stood firm in his faith and led the church with wisdom. Today, Stephen Nichols reflects on Cyprian's call for unity, repentance, and steadfast faith in times of suffering. Read the…
Oct 24, 2025 · 47 min
In this live recording from TGC25, Rebecca McLaughlin and Sam Chan discuss strategies for answering skeptics' questions about Christianity, then they answer questions posed by the audience. They model how to talk about difficult issues…
Stand to Reason Weekly Podcast
Oct 17, 2025 · 1h 2m
Greg and Tim finish their conversation about The Diary of a CEO, discussing anchoring one’s life in Christianity, the existence of evidence for Christianity, why the world is broken, pre-human animal suffering, evolving morality, advice…
Oct 17, 2025 · 47 min
Maybe no other movement in church history has spoken with greater spiritual insight on suffering than the Puritans. In this message recorded at TGC25, Ligon Duncan mines Puritan and Scottish Presbyterian writers for rare jewels of…
Stand to Reason Weekly Podcast
Oct 3, 2025 · 58 min
Greg talks about atheist Alex O’Connor’s use of suffering as an argument against God, then he answers a caller’s question about how God could create people with autism—something that adds such difficulties to a person’s life and makes it…
Sep 23, 2025 · 6 min
Is God like a cosmic cheerleader who is rooting for us on the sidelines but cannot get involved in the game? Today, Barry Cooper explores how the Lord is actively unfolding His good plan for His people, a plan that was set irrevocably…
Aug 21, 2025 · 7 min
How can Christians deal with depression? Today, Michael Reeves looks to the lives of Martin Luther and Charles Spurgeon to help us understand how the Lord uses suffering to shape us into Christ's likeness. Read the transcript:…
Aug 16, 2025 · 42 min
As Jesus bleeds in Gethsemane and then submits to arrest, we see that the mission of God triumphs through prayerful suffering, not the self-defending sword.
Jun 28, 2025 · 46 min
It’s one thing to know God is sovereign; it’s another to know just how far his sovereignty extends and the purposes for which he wields it.
Jun 24, 2025 · 7 min
Whatever questions we may have about the reason behind our pain, Christians can't possibly conclude that God is aloof from suffering, that He doesn't care about evil, or that He hasn't done anything about it. Today, Barry Cooper presents…
Renewing Your Mind with R.C. Sproul
Nov 12, 2024 · 26 min
One of the hardest lessons we have to learn as Christians is how to be joyful in the midst of suffering and pain. Today, R.C. Sproul reminds us where to anchor our hope in a groaning world. Request R.C. Sproul’s devotional The Advent of…
Renewing Your Mind with R.C. Sproul
Nov 8, 2024 · 26 min
Sometimes, the same trial serves to soften the heart of one person toward God while hardening another in his bitterness and sin. What makes the difference? Today, R.C. Sproul reflects on the mystery of divine providence. Get Truths We…
Renewing Your Mind with R.C. Sproul
Nov 7, 2024 · 26 min
When we sin, does God in His sovereignty bear any of the blame? Certainly not—but why not? Today, R.C. Sproul provides biblical answers to questions about humanity’s fall into sin, the origin of temptation, and the providence of God. Get…
Renewing Your Mind with R.C. Sproul
Nov 6, 2024 · 26 min
God is altogether good and altogether in control. How do sin and suffering fit into this picture? Today, R.C. Sproul continues his study of the Westminster Confession to consider the place of evil under God’s good providence. Get Truths…
Renewing Your Mind with R.C. Sproul
Nov 5, 2024 · 26 min
Since God sovereignly ordains everything that happens, where does our personal responsibility come into play? Today, R.C. Sproul explains the role we play in God’s good providence as He brings His perfect plan to pass. Get Truths We…
Renewing Your Mind with R.C. Sproul
Nov 4, 2024 · 26 min
In previous generations, Christians were quick to recognize all of life’s circumstances as the unfolding providence of God. Today, R.C. Sproul teaches from the Westminster Confession of Faith to help us recover this biblical outlook. Get…
I Don't Have Enough FAITH to Be an ATHEIST
Mar 11, 2020
By Luke Nix Introduction Last month I was alerted to a debate on Justin Brierley’s podcast “Unbelievable.” This debate was a discussion between a young-earth creationist (Ken Ham of Answers in Genesis) and an old-earth creationist (Jeff…
