SUFFERING IN PUBLIC IS HUMILIATING

Why Did God Let Our Church Burn Down Twice?

What possible good could come from these disasters?

Elizabeth Erlandson
3 min readJun 26, 2021

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Outline of building engulfed by fire.
Photo by Dave Hoefler on Unsplash

Our church experienced two devastating fires in less than seven years. The first fire destroyed the building. We sold the empty lot and considered our options — should we build a new church or move into an existing…

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Elizabeth Erlandson

Totally sold out to Jesus Christ, in Whom I find ever-increasing joy. Wife to Doug. Mother of two. Urban gleaner. Retired candy store owner. Devotional writer.