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Suffering raises difficult questions about God, faith, and what it means to follow Jesus in a broken world. In this episode of Summer Series 2026, Tim Stewart welcomes theologian and author Dr. Kelly Kapic for an honest conversation about grief, pain, lament, and unanswered prayers.
Drawing from years of academic research and personal experience caring for his wife through chronic illness, Dr. Kapic explores why Christians need to rediscover the language of lament, how we can acknowledge the realities of suffering without denying God's goodness, and why the Incarnation reveals a God who enters into our pain rather than remaining distant from it.
Together, they discuss the importance of community in seasons of suffering, the relationship between forgiveness and healing, and how the Gospel offers not merely escape from this world, but participation in God's ongoing work of restoration.
If you've wrestled with disappointment, loss, chronic pain, or questions about where God is in the midst of suffering, this episode offers thoughtful guidance, theological depth, and hope for the journey.
In this episode:
• Rediscovering lament as a faithful response to suffering
• Holding together grief and God's goodness
• Finding God's presence in pain through the Incarnation
• Why honest faith makes room for sorrow and questions
• The healing role of Christian community
• Forgiveness as part of restoration and healing
• Hope in the midst of grief, pain, and unanswered prayers
📚 Featured Resource:
When the Journey Hurts: Finding Meaning and Hope in Suffering for Heart, Mind, and Soul
by Kelly Kapic, M. Elizabeth Lewis Hall, and Jason McMartin
Amazon: https://a.co/d/0cxYmjcR
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