by Jason DeRouchie | Jan 26, 2015 | Death & Resurrection, DeRouchie, God, Humanity, Love & Grace, Salvation, Theology
This is a beautiful but crooked world, where babies are created and at times do not live. The Lord gives yet sometimes also takes away (Job 1:21), and when he does there is deep pain. There is pain, and there are many difficult questions. In the last two months, two... by Jason DeRouchie | Mar 31, 2014 | Articles/Essays, Biblical Theology Themes, DeRouchie, Humanity, The Gospel, Theology
Seasons of suffering in life are as sure as March snow flurries in Minnesota. And such climate shifts test trust, materialize maturity, and make us long for spring. In the not so distant past, God let a blizzard of pain hit my home that drained our fuel and tried our... by Jason DeRouchie | Mar 29, 2014 | Articles/Essays, Biblical Theology Themes, Death & Resurrection, DeRouchie, Humanity, Love & Grace, People of God, Theology
The loss of a child is painful, deeply painful. Fifteen years ago, my wife and I experienced our first certain miscarriage. I was a new dad, and then, just like that, it was over. The loss was so unexpected. The ache went deep, to my soul’s core. And in the midst of...