287. The Spiritual Meaning and Reality of Suffering - What's On Our Mind?

287. The Spiritual Meaning and Reality of Suffering - What's On Our Mind?

June 11, 2026 · 44 min

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Jerry L. Martin and Scott Langdon discuss the spiritual meaning of suffering and its significance in human life.

Questions? Comments? Text Us! What is the spiritual meaning of suffering, and why is suffering such a real part of human life? In this What’s On Our Mind conversation, Jerry L. Martin and Scott Langdon explore suffering, grief, compassion, spiritual growth, and the ways reality discloses itself personally to each of us. Drawing from God: An Autobiography, Radically Personal, Christianity, Buddhism, Hinduism, and the New Axial Age, this episode reflects on suffering not as a meaningless ...

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