Echoing Hope#2-“Empowered for the Desert”

Echoing Hope
Written By Kurt Willems
 

Description

Why does God allow pain in our world? The story we tell about God and suffering matters. However, what is more important than “why” is “what” we do with our pain. To step into our pain differently, we can rest in the fact that above anything else, we are beloved by God. We are worthy of that love, just like Jesus at his baptism. He then stepped into the desert, a place of scarcity, but feasted on the abundance of God’s love. Even when he was physically weak from forty days of fasting, his power to stand up in the face of evil shows us that we can find strength in our challenges as well.

Kurt Willems

Prior to his call to Brentview, Kurt was a pastor in central California and Seattle, Washington. He holds a master of divinity degree from Fresno Pacific Biblical Seminary and a master's degree in comparative religion from the University of Washington (where he focused on the historical Paul within Judaism and the Roman Empire). Kurt also completed a two-year training program to become a spiritual director called, Stewards of the Mystery. He loves hanging out with his wife, Lauren, and their amazing two daughters. Kurt’s first book is called, Echoing Hope: How the Humanity of Jesus Redeems our Pain. Also, he loves football and skateboarding.

https://kurtwillems.com
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