Suffering and the love of God
Scripture gives no single reason God allows suffering. Christians point to free will, a world still growing, and the cross, where God shares our pain.
Suffering, doubt, and mental health
Suffering, doubt, grief, anxiety, and depression, with the honesty of the Psalms and Job and the care the church owes to anyone who is hurting.
Suicide and the mercy of God
The mainline churches give people who die by suicide full Christian burial and trust them to God’s love. If you are struggling, call or text 988.
Doubt and deconstruction
Deconstruction means re-examining the faith you were taught. Doubt runs all through the Bible, and many people rethink their faith without losing God.
Grief and the Christian hope
Christians grieve, and Scripture blesses those who mourn. Jesus wept at the grave of Lazarus, and Paul taught believers to grieve as people who have hope.
Anxiety, depression, and faith
God meets anxious people with care. Anxiety and depression are health conditions, and Jesus himself was “distressed and agitated” in Gethsemane.
Doubt and questioning God
Scripture is full of people who questioned God, from Abraham, Job, and Habakkuk to the psalmists and Thomas, and God met each of them in their questions.
Loneliness and the gift of community
God made people for companionship and sets the lonely in families (Psalm 68:6). Jesus knew loneliness, and the church is meant to be a family.
Death, dignity, and end-of-life care
Mainline churches differ on medical aid in dying, and all support hospice, pain relief, and the freedom to decline burdensome treatment at life’s end.
