What If Your Waiting Season Is Actually Forming You? The Hidden Gift of Hope in Romans 8:18-25
In this episode of the Daily Bible Refresh, Dr. Brad Miller reads Romans 8:18–25 from The Message and explores its powerful imagery of a groaning creation not in despair, but in labor, anticipating new birth. From a progressive Christian perspective, he reframes suffering—whether climate anxiety, systemic injustice, chronic illness, or personal loss—not as evidence of God’s absence, but as part of a hopeful movement toward something new. Drawing on his experiences as a cancer survivor and conversations with patients and caregivers, Dr. Brad unpacks how waiting can be a formative season that…
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