About this episode

Kirby Kelly discusses the complexities of suffering and finding hope in pain through personal experiences and faith.

What you focus on shapes your life. Choose gratitude, change everything. Reset your mindset with gratitude: The Gratitude Reset https://books.thejesuspeoplemovement.com/ Your pain isn’t wasted. God is already turning it into purpose. Get Kirby Kelly’s new book: The Fabric of Hope: How God Brings Redemption into Every Season https://a.co/d/02WTRqSd In this deeply honest episode, Kirby Kelly opens up about grief, trauma, and the hardest question many believers face: Why does a good God allow suffering? From losing both parents to addiction, to walking through pain, redemption, and now stepping into motherhood, Kirby shares a powerful lived theology of suffering. This conversation goes beyond theory and into real-life faith tested in the fire. Together, we wrestle with the problem of evil, God’s sovereignty, human free will, and the tension between pain and hope—revealing how God weaves redemption even in life’s darkest moments. If you are in a season of grief, confusion, or questioning God’s goodness, this episode will meet you there and point you back to hope in Jesus. Key Highlights: The problem of evil: why does God allow suffering? Grieving with hope vs grieving without God How…

People in this episode

Host: Ryan Miller

Guest: Kirby Kelly

Topics covered

• suffering
• hope
• grief
• redemption
• faith
• God's sovereignty
• human free will

Mentioned in this episode

Products: The Fabric of Hope: How God Brings Redemption into Every Season, The Gratitude Reset

Books & works: Jesus People Podcast

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