• Ask a Pastor - Theological Questions

    What Happens Right After We Die?

    Last December, my father lost his battle with Stage 4 lung cancer, passing away on December 6, 2025. Preaching his funeral ten days later, I found myself wrestling deeply with what Dad experienced the moment he took his last breath on earth. My understanding of what Scripture teaches on this brought me tremendous hope—a hope I pray comforts fellow followers of Jesus Christ and prompts those who do not know Him to surrender to Him as Lord and Savior. As a pastor, I am often asked what lies beyond death, usually by those carrying the fresh weight of loss. To…

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    Why Does a Good God Allow Suffering? A Pastoral Perspective

    Few questions weigh as heavily on the human heart or present as frequent a barrier to faith as the problem of suffering. If God is truly all-powerful, all-knowing, and inherently good, why does He permit tragedy, disease, and moral evil to ravage the world He created? This is not merely an exercise in academic gymnastics; it is an intensely personal hardship experienced in hospital rooms, at gravesides, and during times of deep heartache. Scripture never dismisses the pain of suffering, nor does it offer mere platitudes. Instead, a careful study of biblical theology reveals that God allows suffering not because…