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Continue reading →: No Easy Answers in a War Zone: Only Faith, Hope, and LoveHow can you answer troubling questions about God that have no easy answers? How can you talk about God’s love to traumatized people in a war zone, when God seems so distant and disengaged from their suffering? During my weekly Bible study that I conduct for a group of 20-30…
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Continue reading →: Hope for Hopeless TimesAre you the victim of mistreatment and unjust oppression? Are you feeling hopeless? Are you wondering why God is allowing you to suffer so unfairly? In this 29 minute presentation, in English with Burmese subtitles and photos from the present Myanmar context, I address the following four questions. 1. “Why…
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Continue reading →: When I almost lost my faith…and the life-changing decision I made
When my mother slowly lost her mind due to dementia (Alzheimer’s disease), I was heartbroken. Then, I was angry. As the months turned into years, I started to become resentful and bitter toward God. Why didn’t God spare her and us from so much suffering? Why did he fail us?…
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Continue reading →: Don’t let anxiety rule your life!
What’s your strategy for dealing with anxiety? Do you have a good one? Is it working? In this chapter, I talk about my own experience with anxiety and some of what I have learned that has been most helpful to me over the years. For example, when I face my…
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Continue reading →: Chapter 6 in “What We Can Expect from God Now” (read by the author)
VIDEO SERIES ON TRUSTING GOD IN TROUBLED TIMES Produced in ENGLISH with BURMESE subtitles When we are so cruelly mistreated or suffer tragedy, or whose lives and hopes have been severely disrupted by abusers or threatening forces, we will naturally experience the typical symptoms of grief (shock, bargaining, anger, depression).…
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Continue reading →: Chapter 5 in “What We Can Expect from God Now”
VIDEO SERIES ON TRUSTING GOD IN TROUBLED TIMES Produced in ENGLISH with BURMESE subtitles It’s such a disturbing and frightening time in so many other places around the world right now. The past weeks have been especially terrifying for the Burmese people in Myanmar. More brutality. More death. More uncertainty.…
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Continue reading →: Chapter 4 in “What We Can Expect from God Now” (Read by author)
VIDEO SERIES ON TRUSTING GOD IN TROUBLED TIMES Produced in ENGLISH with BURMESE subtitles Suffering. It’s so often unfair, unjust, and wretched. No one wants to suffer–ever! Yet, everyone suffers, and suffering is nothing new, particularly for those who seek to honor God and serve him faithfully. Jesus himself suffered…
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Continue reading →: Chapter 3 “What We Can Expect from God Now” (read by author)
VIDEO SERIES ON TRUSTING GOD IN TROUBLED TIMES Produced in ENGLISH with BURMESE subtitles In this third chapter, I talk about three types of responses to the COVID-19 crisis: there are the • action-takers, • positive-thinkers, and • overwhelmed observers. Which type of person best describes you? Which kind of…
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Continue reading →: Chapter 2–What We Can Expect from God Now (read by author)
VIDEO SERIES ON TRUSTING GOD IN TROUBLED TIMES (Produced in ENGLISH with BURMESE subtitles) In times of crisis, many of us instinctively respond with a Fight, Flee or Freeze response, which can lead to poor decisions and ineffective leadership. So, how can we go beyond these instincts to make good…
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Continue reading →: What We Can Expect from God Now–Chapter 1
NEW VIDEO SERIES ON TRUSTING GOD IN TROUBLED TIMES! (Produced in ENGLISH with BURMESE subtitles) I’m very happy to now be able to share with you my most recent book, “What We Can Expect from God Now: Seven Spiritual Truths for Trusting God in Troubled Times.” I originally wrote the…
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Tim is an ordained minister of the American Baptist Churches with a Ph.D. in New Testament Studies from the Lutheran School of Theology in Chicago. He also holds an (honorary) Doctor of Divinity degree from Myanmar Institute of Theology (MIT). He has served as a church pastor, a seminary professor, and the executive director of a nonprofit organization. Currently, as co-founder and president of Faith, Hope, and Love Global Ministries, he focuses on Christian leadership development globally. Read more.
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