Services by Rev. Joan Pell (Page 9)

Why Can’t I See God’s Will For My Life?

Discerning God’s will is not always easy. Is the story of your life already written, or is it a work in progress? As Christians we often speak of God’s plan for our lives like a manuscript for a play.  Is everything predetermined? Are we just players on God’s stage? Based on the book Why? Making…

Why Do My Prayers Go Unanswered?

Many people struggle with their faith because of God’s silence and apparent impotence when they cry out to him in their greatest time of need. Yet others have stories of God seemingly answering their prayers for the smallest of things. It is a common belief that God can and will do anything if enough people…

Why Do the Innocent Suffer?

Does God want us to suffer? Why doesn’t God stop bad things happening? What about the many mass shootings? What about people who die from cancer, or in car accidents? How would you respond to someone who in agony asked you, ‘Why did God kill my baby?’ What would you say to someone who has…