Tag: Pain

• the grace of God that wounds

  

  I was a good kid. I made high A’s all through school and the extent of my rebellion to my parents was how low I would grow my sideburns. I led worship at my church throughout high school, and then again with our student ministry in college, and I would often speak/preach when given an…

  bricejohnson

  January 13, 2015

  From the Theologian’s Chair

  Christ, God, Grace, healing, hurt, Love, Pain, sin

• suffering in the hands of a sovereign God

  Pain and suffering are not things that are foreign to Christians. Indeed, sometimes it seems as if we have more of it. Following Christ doesn’t mean life gets easier. Loved ones will still die. Disease will steal health. Life will not be kind. People will talk negatively about you. Sticks and stones may break your…

  bricejohnson

  September 3, 2013

  Musical Musings

  Cancer, Christ, Christianity, church, cross, Faith, God, Jesus, John Piper, Music, Pain, Suffering

• hurt and hope

  I was never the reckless, perpetually bloody-nosed kid. I didn’t climb trees or jump off rooftops or get into fights. Well, fist-fights with people other than my little brother at least. Most of the time I had my nose stuck far into the pages of just about any book I could get my hands on.…

  bricejohnson

  November 1, 2011

  From the Theologian’s Chair, Social Commentary

  Christian, Death, Jesus, Pain, Suffering