394. Conflict: Why Does It Happen? (Part 2)

Ask Paul Tripp is a brand-new podcast resource from Paul Tripp Ministries. Each week, pastor and best-selling author Dr. Paul David Tripp answers your questions about anything and everything, connecting the transforming power of Jesus Christ to everyday life in the process. In this episode, Paul addresses this question we received from a listener: "How should Christians think about mental health without minimizing what the Bible has to say about sin and the depravity of the human heart?"If you have a question you'd like to ask Paul, you can email [email protected] or submit it online at PaulTripp.com/Ask.

How do we reconcile the protecting grace of God with a horrific life experience? How can we counsel others who may have experienced deep hurt, betrayal, and suffering who are asking the question: “Where was God in my suffering?”In this week’s Connecting Clip of the Week, Paul and Shelby discuss this very question and how we might tackle such a difficult issue. To hear more of Paul and Shelby’s conversation on grace, check out The Connecting Podcast Ep. 030 wherever you listen to podcasts. You can also watch the video on Paul Tripp’s YouTube channel or Facebook page.The Connecting Podcast Episode 030:https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-connecting-podcast-with-paul-tripp/id1588398155?i=1000652234948The Connecting Podcast Episode 030 on YouTube:https://youtu.be/dCLJz5rfqJM?si=3phS585tnzCvA0zn

Ask Paul Tripp is a brand-new podcast resource from Paul Tripp Ministries. Each week, pastor and best-selling author Dr. Paul David Tripp answers your questions about anything and everything, connecting the transforming power of Jesus Christ to everyday life in the process. In this episode, Paul addresses this question we received from a listener: "How should Christians think about retirement? Are you ever planning to retire?"If you have a question you'd like to ask Paul, you can email [email protected] or submit it online at PaulTripp.com/Ask.

This week, we will hear a poem from Paul calling us to be good stewards of the gifts God gives us. Join us for a weekly narration of Paul Tripp's popular devotional. You can subscribe to our email list to receive this devotional straight to your inbox each week, or read online at PaulTripp.com/Wednesday or on Facebook, Instagram, and the Paul Tripp App.If you’ve been enjoying the Wednesday’s Word podcast, please leave us a review! Each review helps us reach more people with the transforming power of Jesus Christ.

Suffering. It’s not a matter of “if”, but a matter of “when”. Therefore, when suffering enters our door, it’s important we respond in a way that glorifies God.But is it actually possible to rejoice in suffering?In today’s episode, Paul is going to answer that question with an emphatic, “yes”, as we listen to another session from his conference Portrait of a Struggle.If you enjoy today’s content, you can purchase the full conference at Store.PaulTripp.com.

Today we’ll open our Bibles to Psalm 131 where the psalmist helps us live with a calm soul. To hear more of these bible studies, visit PaulTripp.com/Psalms.

As Christians, we talk about grace all the time. But what even is grace?In this month’s episode of The Connecting Podcast, Paul Tripp and Shelby Abbott dive into part three of their conversation on the marvelous grace of our Lord. If you missed the first two episodes on grace check out The Connecting Podcast episodes 018 and 019. “For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though he was rich, yet for your sake he became poor, so that you by his poverty might become rich.”  -2 Corinthians 8:9

This week, Paul concludes his series on evangelism by encouraging us to look for opportunities to be more hospitable in our lives. Join us for a weekly narration of Paul Tripp's popular devotional. You can subscribe to our email list to receive this devotional straight to your inbox each week, or read online at PaulTripp.com/Wednesday or on Facebook, Instagram, and the Paul Tripp App.If you’ve been enjoying the Wednesday’s Word podcast, please leave us a review! Each review helps us reach more people with the transforming power of Jesus Christ.

We live in the middle of the “already” and the “not yet”. God is purposefully using life in this broken world to conform us into the image of His Son. In today’s episode, we’re going to listen to a session from Paul’s conference Portrait of a Struggle.If you enjoy today’s content, you can purchase the full conference at Store.PaulTripp.com

Today we’ll open our Bibles to Psalm 127 where we will look at the foolishness of self-sufficiency. To hear more of these bible studies, visit PaulTripp.com/Psalms.