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Vaneetha Rendall Risner

Vaneetha Rendall Risner is the author of Desperate for Hope, a 7-week study on suffering. Vaneetha and her husband Joel live in Raleigh, NC, where she writes at her website, encouraging readers to turn to Christ in their pain.
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Caring for the Chronically Ill

Caring for the Chronically Ill

Jan 10, 2022
Chronic illness can be a long and lonely road, so how can we love hurting people around us well?
Vaneetha Rendall Risner
Jan 10, 2022
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The Hardest Part of My Pain

The Hardest Part of My Pain

Dec 12, 2016
Twenty-one surgeries by age thirteen. Years in the hospital. Multiple miscarriages. The death of a child. Abandonment. Unwanted divorce. What was the hardest part?
Vaneetha Rendall Risner
Dec 12, 2016
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What It Really Means to Be #Blessed

What It Really Means to Be #Blessed

Dec 12, 2016
People celebrate being #blessed on social media all the time, but what does the Bible say about blessing?
Vaneetha Rendall Risner
Dec 12, 2016
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When Suffering Doesn’t Make Sense

When Suffering Doesn’t Make Sense

Jul 11, 2022
We often cannot see what God is doing in the midst of our suffering. That does not mean he isn’t doing something stunningly good.
Vaneetha Rendall Risner
Jul 11, 2022
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Someone Knows Your Pain: How Suffering Ties Us to Christ

Someone Knows Your Pain

How Suffering Ties Us to Christ

Oct 7, 2022
Suffering can feel isolating. No one knows what to say or how you feel. But someone knows every ounce of your pain and more.
Vaneetha Rendall Risner
Oct 7, 2022
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Our Children Need to See Weakness

Our Children Need to See Weakness

Sep 22, 2022
Don’t hide or run from your weaknesses in parenting. Lean into them, and help your children learn to rely on God for everything.
Vaneetha Rendall Risner
Sep 22, 2022
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Earthly Loss Is Heavenly Gain: The Rewards of Faithful Suffering

Earthly Loss Is Heavenly Gain

The Rewards of Faithful Suffering

Dec 21, 2023
All Christians suffer, some agonizingly and unceasingly so, but the greater the pain on earth, the greater the potential for heavenly reward.
Vaneetha Rendall Risner
Dec 21, 2023
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No Suffering Is Unseen: Why Our Secret Pain Really Matters

No Suffering Is Unseen

Why Our Secret Pain Really Matters

Apr 21, 2024
When we suffer quietly in secret and wonder how this pain could possibly be doing any good, we forget just how many are watching in the heavens.
Vaneetha Rendall Risner
Apr 21, 2024
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Your Pain Has an End Date

Your Pain Has an End Date

Aug 2, 2024
We often wonder in suffering, “How long?” The answer is unknown to us, but not to God. He has determined the very day our tears will dry.
Vaneetha Rendall Risner
Aug 2, 2024
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Lighten My Load or Strengthen My Back

Lighten My Load or Strengthen My Back

Oct 4, 2024
We do not usually know whether God intends to save us from trial or sustain us through it. But we can always ask him to lighten our load or strengthen our back.
Vaneetha Rendall Risner
Oct 4, 2024

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