Peter begins a new section of the book, explaining what to do when you’re stuck in a situation you can’t leave and you’re being treated unjustly.
suffering
04 1 Peter 2:1-10 Living Stones
Peter draws on the sweep of redemptive history to encourage his readers to stand strong in the faith.
03 1 Peter 1:14-25 Living our Hope
As Peter transitions into the body of his letter, he encourages his readers to live out their hope in fear, holiness and brotherly love.
Loving someone with cancer
In an 11 month period, my mother died of breast cancer and both my mother-in-law and her mother died of lung cancer. Here’s what I learned about how to love, help and support someone living with cancer and their caretaker.
How to have patience in suffering
In James 5:7-12, James begins concluding his letter with practical advice on how to get through the suffering of this life.
All hardship is not harmful
When did we learn that all hardship is harmful, that every unknown is dangerous, and that even the tiniest failure must be avoided? It is a logical conclusion if we alone are responsible for everything, but James would say otherwise.
The meaning of Christmas
What is there to celebrate about Christmas? I’d like to answer that question by looking at one of my favorite Christmas stories: Job. The hope that sustained Job sitting on that ash heap, scraping at his boils, is the knowledge that he had a Redeemer who was born on Christmas day.
