124 Tim Challies: Suffering and our Savior

About this episode

Tim Challies discusses biblical insights on suffering and the compassion of Christ.

On this episode of The Disciple-Making Parent Podcast, we begin a new series by listening to Tim Challies as he helps us think biblically about suffering, sorrow, and the compassion of Christ. Tim walks us through Luke 7:11–17, where Jesus meets a grieving widow in Nain and raises her son, and we’re reminded of three simple, steady truths: death is strong, God is stronger, and one day death itself will die. As we listen, we’re encouraged to trust God’s good purposes in our pain, to remember that Jesus draws near to the brokenhearted, and to anchor our hope in the future comfort and resurrection promised to all who are in Christ. Topics Covered in This Week’s Podcast 4:01 Introduction 11:18 Death is strong 19:04 God is stronger 25:11 Death will die Resources From This Podcast Seasons of Sorrow , by Tim Challies Tim Challies- Walking Through Deep Sorrow and Loss (Prior podcast interview) Challies.com , Tim’s blog

People in this episode

Host: Chap Bettis

Guest: Tim Challies

Topics covered

• suffering
• compassion of Christ
• trusting God
• hope in resurrection
• grief
• biblical perspective

Keywords

• suffering
• Christ
• grief
• hope
• resurrection
• Nain
• death
• trust

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Challies.com

Books & works: Seasons of Sorrow

Places: Nain

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