Alive Now: Suffering
Posted by Sally Clark on Sunday, June 5, 2016
Alive Now: Suffering
Alive Now is a devotional magazine that supports the spiritual lives of small groups as well as individuals. The magazine invites readers to enter an ever-deepening relationship with God, helps them reflect on contemporary issues from a faith perspective, and supports them in acting on these issues.
Each issue of this bimonthly, 48-page magazine focuses on a contemporary topic that impacts the faith life. Divided into sections that move readers through exploration and reflection on the theme, the magazine may be used weekly by individuals or members of small groups. The sections contain scripture, prayers, meditations, stories, poetry, reflection aids, photographs, and art. Seasonal material, both theological and liturgical, is appropriate.
Publication: March/April 2017
Due: 7/1/16
Theme: Suffering
People have always turned to God in their suffering. The psalmist and even Jesus cried out in their agony, “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?” (Psalm 22:1). And yet the apostle Paul, who experienced great suffering in his imprisonment, wrote to other Christians who also suffered for the sake of the gospel, “We rejoice in our sufferings, knowing that suffering produces endurance, and endurance produces character, and character produces hope” (Romans 5:3-4). How have you and others suffered? What part does fear play in suffering? How have you or others dealt with suffering? What good things have come from your own or others’ suffering? How do other people help ease our suffering? How does our relationship with God affect our suffering?
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Like finding shells on the beach, I love doing market research! And what I find, I love to share! I write in a variety of genres including children's, Christian, poetry, fiction, and nonfiction, so these post follow along those lines. Check out my web site: www.sallyclark.info, for more about me.