BCL Online Picks — September 10, 2026

September 10, 2026/BCL/
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Explore how Christians can stand firm when tragedy shakes our world, where true happiness is found, what the Bible teaches about nations, and more in this week’s online picks!

1. How to Speak Comfort to a Suffering Friend

What should we say—and not say—when someone we love is suffering? Over at Abounding Grace Radio, pastor Wes Bredenhof draws lessons from Job’s misguided comforters and points us to the compassionate example of Christ, explaining how truly helpful friends apply biblical truth with wisdom. Read it here →

2. A Christian Response to Tragedy

When tragedy shatters our sense of safety, Christians need solid biblical truths on which to stand. Theologians Joel Beeke and Paul Smalley remind grieving believers that, while we cannot fathom all his purposes, God remains sovereign in a world broken by sin and supplies the grace and hope we need as we wait upon the Lord. Read it here →

3. What Does the Bible Teach About Nations?

Over at Clearly Reformed, theologian Kevin DeYoung traces the theme of nations throughout Scripture, explaining how our earthly national identities are relativized by our heavenly citizenship and why God’s redemptive kingdom is found not in any particular country but in the multinational church of Jesus Christ. Read it here →

4. Turning Evil on Its Head

Suffering is genuinely evil, yet it never lies beyond God’s sovereign rule or redemptive purposes. Over at Ligonier Ministries, author and speaker Joni Eareckson Tada reflects on how God uses affliction to draw his children closer to Christ, deepen their faith, and accomplish lasting good. Read it here →

5. God, Our Highest Happiness

Where can we find a happiness that does not depend upon our circumstances? In this brief video from Ligonier Ministries, theologian Michael Reeves explains why true and lasting happiness is found outside ourselves in the glorious and gracious God who created us to glorify and enjoy him forever. Watch it here →

6. Who Are the 144,000 in the Book of Revelation?

The identity of the 144,000 in Revelation has puzzled Christians for centuries. Over at The Gospel Coalition, theologian Benjamin L. Gladd examines the imagery in its Old Testament and apocalyptic context, arguing that the number symbolizes the complete people of God—the church as the true Israel. Read it here →

7. The Cradle of Christian Truth: The Apostles’ Creed (Part 1)—Introduction

Why has the Apostles’ Creed played such an important role in Christian worship and instruction? Over at The Heidelblog, theologian Harrison Perkins introduces this ancient Trinitarian summary of biblical truth and explains how it helps Christians understand and confess together the faith revealed in God’s word. Read it here →