Few questions feel as heavy as this one: if God is good, why is there so much evil and suffering in the world? In this episode of The Daily Grind, we approach that question with honesty rather than quick answers. Drawing from Knowing Christ Today and The Allure of Gentleness, this conversation explores how Christian faith does not begin with explanations, but with God’s presence in the middle of pain. Jesus never minimized suffering or rushed people past grief. Instead, He entered it Himself. This episode invites listeners to embrace a faith that makes room for lament, questions, and trust—one that does not deny evil, but refuses to believe it has the final word. God’s goodness is revealed not by distance from suffering, but by His refusal to abandon us within it.

Tuesday, January 20th: Many people assume faith and knowledge are in tension—that thinking deeply weakens belief and questions threaten trust. But Jesus never treated faith that way. In this episode of The Daily Grind, we explore why Christian faith has always held knowledge and trust together. Drawing from Knowing Christ Today and The Allure of Gentleness, this conversation shows how faith is not opposed to thinking, but to illusion. Jesus invited people to see reality clearly, to ask honest questions, and to trust God relationally rather than retreat into certainty slogans. Childlike faith is not unthinking faith—it is trusting, curious, and humble. When knowledge and faith walk together, belief becomes resilient enough to engage suffering, complexity, and real life without fear.

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Monday, January 19th: Faith is often misunderstood as wishful thinking or intellectual assent—believing something despite reality. But Jesus presents faith as something far sturdier: a way of seeing the world as it truly is, with God at the center. In this episode of The Daily Grind, we explore faith not as denial of suffering, complexity, or uncertainty, but as a clear-eyed vision of reality shaped by trust in God’s presence and faithfulness. Drawing from Knowing Christ Today and The Allure of Gentleness, this conversation shows how faith grows not by avoiding questions or pain, but by learning to interpret life inside God’s larger story. When faith becomes a way of seeing rather than merely a set of beliefs, it gains the strength to hold the real weight of life.

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