Has your faith been tested?
I don't know how many of you know this, but at one time Stonebrook raised up a pastor who then fell so ill that he could no longer serve in that capacity. He has been homebound in misery and pain for over 20 years! His name is Michael Stohlmeyer.
His wife, Maureen, alerted me to the fact that Michael had done an interview with John Piper's Desiring God ministry. They are now posting his interviews in a series of podcasts on a website entitled Don't Waste Your Life.
I watched Mike's interview and it really spoke to me, especially his comment that,
...one of the benefits of deep suffering is that it does show you if your faith is real or not.
Comments
I like Mike's comment. A lot. He must have amazing faith to be able to reflect on the benefits of suffering after enduring 20 years of it.
Posted by: Jamie at April 10, 2007 03:52 PMPart 2 of the Michael Stohlmeyer podcast interview on the Don't Waste Your Life website is now available for viewing!
http://www.desiringgod.org/DWYL/Podcast/
Posted by: Tim at April 12, 2007 03:18 PMPart 3 of the 4-part interviews done with Mike is now available for viewing on the Desiring God website.
http://www.desiringgod.org/DWYL/Podcast/
Posted by: Tim at April 17, 2007 02:39 PMThese are awesome. Thanks for linking to them.
Posted by: Matt Heerema at April 23, 2007 09:33 AM