Deliverance vs Suffering
We were pleased to have Carol Penner as our guest speaker this Sunday. In her sermon Carol talks about the tension between deliverance and suffering in the life of Christians. Jesus calls us to take up our cross and follow him; does that mean choosing suffering is always the most faithful choice? Yet God also calls us to freedom and deliverance. How do we reconcile these two directions?
Carol was a pastor for many years in both Ontario and Alberta, serving in small rural and urban settings. She has a popular blog of worship resources leadwinginworship.com.
Carol recently co-edited a book, Resistance: Violence, Power and Abuse in Peace Churches (Institute of Mennonite Studies 2022), and she has a devotional book coming out in January titled Unburdened: A Lenten Journey Toward Forgiveness (Harold Press, 2024).
Carol lives in Vineland, Ontario, with her husband Eugene, in a house surrounded by apricot trees.
Watch a YouTube video of Carol's sermon: "Put Down Your Cross?"
