RELIGION SUCKS - Going Deeper with God
Welcome to Religion Sucks, the podcast that explores what it means to have a real relationship with God—not the empty promises or endless demands of man-made religion—but daily, authentic intimacy with your Creator, in a relationship based on His unchanging character, not your performance.
Hosted by Pastor Rich Lasinski and his wife, author and speaker Kirsten Lasinski.
RELIGION SUCKS - Going Deeper with God
Why Does God Allow Suffering?
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A wise person once said that you can't know that Jesus is all you need until Jesus is all you have. Shawn Reinsel is a loving husband to his wife, Dana, and father to six sons; he pastors a church on South Padre Island, TX, authors books, and heads up a thriving international ministry. Before these blessings, however, he walked through a heartbreaking season of loss and betrayal.
Shawn joins us to wrestle with the complex question of God's presence in our suffering. We dig into why the Holy Spirit often leads people into the wilderness, how Romans 8 reframes suffering with purpose, and why David’s long conflict with Saul prepared him to be a king after God’s heart. This is a grounded, compassionate conversation for anyone wondering where God is when hope feels thin.
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