Can Suffering Help Us Grow?

Being able to see means more than simply having eyes that work. In this episode, David Wollen is joined by Bible teacher and author Nancy Guthrie to explore what it means to behold Christ by faith and how all of Scripture points us to Him.

You were made for a purpose, and your eyes, both physically and spiritually, were made to behold the glory of God. In this episode, David Wollen is joined by author and Bible teacher Nancy Guthrie to explore what Scripture reveals about our purpose and what it means to behold Christ.

Desperate prayer is a good thing. It’s modeled for us in the pages of Scripture by many faithful saints who came before us. But it can be hard to pray when it feels like God is silent. On this final episode in the series, Ste Casey returns to the program with a word of encouragement.

Is weakness really the way? This is what the Lord told the Apostle Paul, and it holds true for us as well. But why is it that Almighty God desires us to embrace weakness? On this episode, David Wollen wraps up the second of two messages on 2 Corinthians 12:1-10.

Paul called it a “thorn in the flesh.” Exactly what it was we do not know. The point for Paul was why the Lord allowed it in the first place. This holds is a powerful lesson for us today. On this episode, David Wollen opens up 2 Corinthians 12:1-9.

The Apostle Paul said the Lord had allowed a “thorn in the flesh” not to only enter, but remain in his life. It’s a detail the Holy Spirit led him to write in the Bible because it’s a message we need to hear and learn from. In this episode, David Wollen asks pastor and author Ste Casey about why the Lord allows thorns in our lives and how we they can help us grow in Christ.

What is God up to when you pray and nothing seems to change? Or when prayers seem to go unanswered for a long time? Is God working in our waiting? In this episode, David Wollen is joined by British pastor and author Ste Casey to talk about what it means to persevere with hope in Christ when the Lord allows a “thorn in the flesh” in your life.

Are the elderly among us problems to solve or people to love? In this episode, David Wollen concludes the series with author and Bible teacher Jen Wilkin and his wife, Marci, exploring what it looks like for the church to honor, value, and care for older generations.

We're surrounded by people who feel invisible, and as we grow older, we may begin to feel that way ourselves. In this episode, David Wollen continues his conversation with author and Bible teacher Jen Wilkin about the value of older generations and why they matter deeply to God, their families, and the church.

God's Word tells us there are great blessings to be gained with age, even describing gray hair as a crown of glory in Proverbs, so why do we have such a hard time believing it? In this episode, David Wollen and his wife, Marci, continue their conversation with author and Bible teacher Jen Wilkin about embracing the blessings of growing older and learning to age wisely through the lens of Scripture.