There are two things I’d like to communicate in this brief blog post. The first is a request and the second is an invitation.

First, the request: Encourage me. I’d love it if you’d consider submitting the answer to a question and I’ll then round up some of the answers and share them next week. So here goes.

God promises to work all things for the good of those who love him and are called according to his purpose. This includes even, and perhaps especially, the difficult things. What are some of the surprising ways you have witnessed or experienced God’s goodness in this difficult time?

Fill in this form and check back early next week to read a selection of them.

Second, the invitation: Read with me. I’d like to be encouraged together by reading a book on this very topic—God’s goodness in difficult times. Thomas Watson’s All Things for Good (aka A Divine Cordial) is an exposition of Romans 8:28 and seems a fitting book to read right now. So why don’t we read it together? Here’s how Banner of Truth describes it:

Thomas Watson’s book All Things For Good provides the biblical answer to


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