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Mark D. Roberts

My Recent Blogging Sunday, May 6: Inspiration from Pray the Gospels Monday, May 7: Suffering and Christian Fellowship Tuesday, May 8: God is With Us Even When We Suffering Because of Our Sin Wednesday, May 9: People of Hope in a Hurting World Thursday, May 10: Living in Hopful Tension Friday, May 11: The Content…

Permalink for this post / Permalink for this series In yesterday’s post I wrote about how Christians live in the tension between the “already and not yet.” Though God’s kingdom has already begun to be present on earth, it is not yet here in all fullness. Though sin has already been defeated through Christ’s death…

Permalink for this post / Permalink for this series Yesterday I explained that Christians acknowledge the suffering and pain of this world, but live, nevertheless, with hope. Our hope is oriented to the future, when God will fully reveal His kingdom in the transformation of heaven and earth. This means that we live with a…

Permalink for this post / Permalink for this series Genuine, lasting hope is in short supply these days. Oh, you might hear some hopeful words from political candidates. And every now and then somebody suggests that things might be getting better. But mostly we are inundated with bad news and the despair it engenders, whether…

Permalink for this post / Permalink for this series In my last post I began to explain how suffering draws us into deeper fellowship with other Christians, and even with God. Astoundingly, this is true even when we suffer as a direct result of our own sin. All suffering stems ultimately from human sin, but…

Permalink for this post / Permalink for this series In recent posts I’ve talked about how living as saints–people set apart from this world for God and His purposes–can sometimes lead to suffering. Often, however, our suffering comes not as a result of our faith in Christ, but simply because we live in a fallen…

Excerpt “If you then, who are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give good things to those who ask him!” Matthew 7:11 Click here to read all of Matthew 7:7-12 Prayer Dear Heavenly Father, I do like giving good gifts to my children.…

My Recent Blogging Sunday, April 29: Sunday Inspiration from Pray the Psalms Monday, April 30: Our Loss . . . Heaven’s Gain Tuesday, May 1: In the World, But Not Of the World Wednesday, May 2: What Sainthood is Not Thursday, May 3: The Cost of Being a Misfit Friday, May 4: A Saintly Struggle…

Permalink for this post / Permalink for this series In my last post I explained how living “saintly” or “set apart” lives can lead to conflict, even suffering. I cited the example of Jim and Donna, whose unwillingness to let their son play soccer on Sunday morning alienated them from the coach and other parents.…

Permalink for this post / Permalink for this series Jesus says that we who follow Him are to let our light shine into the world, so that people might see our lives and give glory to God. Shining the light of God into the world sounds like a safe, praiseworthy task, the sort of service…
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