Wildwords: Sermons From Wildwood Mennonite Church

In the Christian calendar, Lent is the season of struggles, particularly the practice of choosing the struggle of self-discipline as a practice to remind and shape us in a longing for God. Yet not all struggles are chosen, and Lent also invites us to explore the meaning of "wilderness experiences" of suffering and loss. Does God want to save us from our struggles? Is struggle worthwhile because it might shape us into better people? Or is there something else going on? Here what Joe has to say in "The Struggle."