There are similar effects for kindness. People who haven’t suffered much in their lives are less likely to agree with claims ...

One of life’s most eerie questions is, why do good people suffer more than others? If good were to be rewarded and evil deeds punished, then wouldn’t kind, honest, and morally upright souls walk more ...

The book of Job in the Bible is not usually the first book to consider reading when beginning a new year. However, for many Christians reading the Bible in chronological order, Job is often nestled as ...

Anything worth having is worth struggling for. Not the message most want to hear, and even fewer will embrace. Yet the good that comes from struggle is not just a motivation poster hung in the ...

You have probably heard this verse many times. It is quoted on posters, shared in difficult moments, and offered as comfort when life feels unfair. Yet when pain actually arrives, the verse feels ...

In my previous post, I discussed how much of our suffering is part of the human condition and, in fact, necessary for our survival. We evolved to suffer in certain circumstances (e.g., deprivation of ...

Suffering touches every human life. When we learn to distinguish between necessary and unnecessary suffering, pain can become more than something to just endure.

If there is a God, why does He or She allow suffering? Good question! It is one with which all believers wrestle, and the short answer is that I do not know, at least not fully. The question is based ...