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Ryan Chase

Ryan Chase is a pastor at Emmaus Road Church in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. He and his wife Barbara have three sons, two living and one buried in hope of resurrection.

‘Life Unworthy of Life’: How a Holocaust Was Born

‘Life Unworthy of Life’

How a Holocaust Was Born

In the United States, more than half of babies diagnosed with Down syndrome are aborted. A father of two disabled sons reflects on the horrors of our holocaust.

No Parent Can Prevent Suffering: Raising Children Through Pain and Loss

No Parent Can Prevent Suffering

Raising Children Through Pain and Loss

We cannot keep our children from suffering, but we can teach them to hold onto Christ when life is its hardest.

We Can’t Grieve However We Want

We Can’t Grieve However We Want

Christians can’t grieve however we want. Every sorrow in this life is a chance to grieve differently than those who have no hope in Christ.

When You’re Tempted to Give Up

When You’re Tempted to Give Up

Satan wants you to stop praying, stop feeding, and stop serving when suffering comes. God wants to give you his strength to persevere. Don’t ever give up.

Strength for Today, Hope for Tomorrow: Holding onto God When Life Falls Apart

Strength for Today, Hope for Tomorrow

Holding onto God When Life Falls Apart

The events we misconstrue to mean our life is falling apart may be the groundwork God is laying for another monument to the glory of his grace.

Every Day Might Be His Last: Drinking from God in the Drought of Suffering

Every Day Might Be His Last

Drinking from God in the Drought of Suffering

If we will trust God, the heat of hardship can drive us deeper into his sustaining and refreshing grace.

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