suffering – Amazed in Grace

Suffering and Sovereignty

October 11, 2019October 13, 2019 by Jacquee

Jacquee

One of the truths believers hold most dear is God’s sovereignty (absolute authority over all). One of the greatest mysteries of the Christian faith is God’s sovereignty. How is it that God can be both good and sovereign when there is so much pain and suffering in life? This question…

A Precious Gem

June 13, 2019June 13, 2019 by Jacquee

Jacquee

Heartache happens. It happens to all. It’s always inconvenient. It’s often unfair, or seemingly so. It can be crippling for a time. Heartache has a salve. That salve is a precious gem, a rare find that comes only through walking ever so closely with the One in Whom all things…

Becoming Mary

September 26, 2018September 26, 2018 by Jacquee

Jacquee

By nature, I’m a Martha. You know the story, right? Jesus visits the home of sisters Martha and Mary. Mary sits at the feet of Jesus and listens as He speaks while Martha busies herself with the tasks of hosting and grows frustrated that her sister is not helping. Expressing…

Identity

August 6, 2018 by Jacquee

Jacquee

Do you like “Long Lost Family”? It is one of my favorite television shows. The show documents the search for birth parents by individuals given up for adoption thirty, forty, maybe fifty years earlier. Sometimes it’s the birth parents who are searching for their offspring, having had to make that…

1) Beginnings

March 26, 2016March 28, 2016 by Jacquee

Jacquee

I was totally unaware of the fact that we were desperately poor. I guess that’s because our family fit right in with everyone else in our small Nebraska farming community. We were all poor. We all lived the same lifestyle. And we were all happy. In those things that mattered,…