It seems like the world is full of suffering, and it’s on the increase.  Just recently we saw with the renewed conflict between Israel and Hamas militants in Gaza and the suffering that was caused. 

Our economy continues to be on life support as millions of people have lost their jobs in the last year or two.    Think about this…what do you pay bills with? Buy groceries with?  Feed your children with?

People have lost everything including their homes.  

All you have to do is watch the nightly news to get a new story about suffering in our world.  It can be overwhelming…especially when it hits home and becomes personal.

What about the less newsworthy suffering?  What about feeling abandoned and alone?

What do you do when life suddenly takes an unexpected turn?  You were counting on that job, but then at the last minute it falls through. 

Your marriage has been holding on by a thread and then you get served papers…

You know we all have these unspoken scripts about how our lives are going to play out.  One day we’ll get married, have successful
careers, have children, live in a nice house, our children will find a
wonderful Christian for their spouse and have wonderful careers and wonderful children…you know how it goes.  But then life happens.  What then? 

What happens when we are confronted with suffering in our lives?  It’s not a question of if, but when!  And why does it seem like God is silent when we need Him the most?

Over the next several weeks we are going to ask and hopefully to some degree answer some tough questions.  Where is God when I am suffering?  Where is God when...He's Late!  Where is God in my sexuality?  Where is God with all the Injustice in the World?  I hope that you make time to join us!