GOD and Suffering
“...All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me." - Matthew 28:18
GOD and Suffering
Disasters. Accidents. Cancer. COVID-19. Why does a loving and powerful God allow so much suffering? What answers does the Bible give us? What comfort are we given in the midst of suffering? In this class — taught online by Pastor Carol Peters in weekly 30-minute segments — we will look at a few of the Bible’s famous “sufferers” and at what
God’s Word teaches us about pain and suffering and our response to it. We will also draw on insights from other Christians who have struggled with questions of God’s apparent silence and seeming unfairness.
Videos
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Week 2
Week 3
Week 4
Week 5
Week 6
Week 7
Week 8
Meet the Educator
Pastor Carol Peters
Pastor Carol Peters, retired from La Casa de Cristo, now serves by teaching several classes a year and writes our wonderful Lenten devotional book. Pastor Carol grew up in Southern California, graduated from Cal State, Northridge, and the Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago. She earned her Doctor of Ministry from Fuller Seminary, Pasadena. She served St. Paul Lutheran Church in Beachwood, NJ, for four years before being installed as the associate pastor at La Casa de Cristo in 1982. She retired, officially, on December 31, 2015. She continues in ministry, occasionally preaching in various churches and also teaching at La Casa and elsewhere. She is also active with the Arizona LCMC Pastors’ Fellowship. She has written a number of La Casa’s Lenten devotional studies.