Seven Reasons Why Suffering Makes Me Believe in God Even More

<p>The longer I live, the more qualified I become to speak on the topic of suffering. I don&rsquo;t write about suffering as one who stands on the sideline, like an armchair expert who makes comments on a football game that he&rsquo;s never played in his life. I write as someone who has played the game. In fact, I am in the middle of the game, and I&rsquo;m not winning.</p> <p>Two weeks ago, my wife was diagnosed with advanced stage four bowel cancer.</p> <p>It came at us out of nowhere.</p> <p>I can&rsquo;t begin to tell you the shock, the grief, and the sense of utter powerlessness that I felt and am still feeling. There have been moments of utter despair and of shaking my fists at the sky.</p> <p><a href="https://medium.com/backyard-theology/seven-reasons-why-suffering-makes-me-believe-in-god-even-more-c0cedfb5ea18"><strong>Website</strong></a></p>