Each year, religion professors at Brigham Young University (BYU) produce hundreds of publications on subjects related to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. This podcast brings this research into one place to enlighten the everyday seeker of truth. Interviewing the author, we discuss why the study was done, why it matters, and why the professor chooses to be both a scholar, and a disciple. This is Y Religion.
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Each year, religion professors at Brigham Young University (BYU) produce hundreds of publications on subjects related to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. This podcast brings this research into one place to enlighten the everyday seeker of truth. Interviewing the author, we discuss why the study was done, why it matters, and why the professor chooses to be both a scholar, and a disciple. This is Y Religion.
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Episode 148: Seeing God's Love in Suffering (David B. Ridge)
David B. Ridge, assistant professor of ancient scripture, interviews host [Host Name] to explore how Job's story reveals God's love and justice amidst suffering, fostering deeper faith through trials.
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Episode 148: Seeing God's Love in Suffering (David B. Ridge)
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[…] But what do we learn about suffering from these chapters? I think first and foremost, the primary thing we learn is that suffering is not always the result of sin. Occasionally, I've made mistakes, and that's caused me suffering. A few years ago, I was going on a hike with some family members, and I didn't prepare appropriately, and I suffered. And that was the result of my own mistakes. And there are other examples of that in life. But here we get a primary example of that not being the case. That's not how it works. Our life on earth is more complex than a system of reward and punishment like that. […]
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