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Tag Archives: Suffering

TESTING 1-2-3: A Spiritual Sound Check

Posted on June 15, 2023April 29, 2025 by Mike Mason

Life is a great mystery, and we have many questions.

Especially we wonder about evil and suffering.

Why? Why? Why?

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A Lenten Motto: Anticipate Adversity

Posted on February 23, 2023April 29, 2025 by Mike Mason

Most of us, I think, have an expectation that life will be good to us. When trouble rears its ugly head, we are surprised, even offended. We watch the news; we know terrible things happen to people all the time. But somehow we think we’ll prove the exception. 

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The Joy of Suffering: This is Real

Posted on June 20, 2019June 19, 2019 by Mike Mason

My daughter Heather is a blogger. For several years I’ve noticed what a fine writer she is, but now she’s really hit her stride and found her voice. It’s a deep voice, deeply thought and felt, and she expresses herself beautifully and in surprising ways.

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