Finding Comfort in Romans 8:28

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When people are suffering from trials and difficulties, other believers often cite Romans 8:28 as a way of providing comfort and encouragement, though it often does not feel as comfortable to hear this verse as what is meant through saying it. Therefore, this message examines how in light of the sacrifice and resurrection of Jesus Christ we can find comfort in our difficulties, a closer understanding of Jesus' own suffering for our sakes, as well as the greater glory that puts our present trials in a larger context.

Nathan
Nathan Albright

Nathan Bennett Albright is a member of the United Church of God in Portland, Oregon. He was born in McKeesport, Pennsylvania, and is a third-generation member of the Church of God.  He graduated from the University of Southern California with a B.S. in Civil (Structural Engineering) and a minor in history in 2006. He then graduated from the University of South Florida in 2008 with an M.S. in Engineering Management and from Norwich University in 2010 with an M.A. in Military History. 

He attended Ambassador Bible Center in 2004 and has written for various past and present UCG publications including the United News, Vertical Thought, World News & Prophecy, Anchor andBreaking Free.  He was baptized in 2000 and has served in the United Youth Corps and in English-Spanish translation around the world at various feast sites.

Besides his writing, translation, and educational interests, Mr. Albright is a published playwright and an engineer-in-training. He currently resides just outside of Portland, Oregon, where he serve in the Portland and Dalles congregations in Oregon. He moved to Oregon after serving at the Legacy Institute in Baan Mae Sa Luang, Thailand, for more than a year.  He is fluent in English and Spanish and regularly studies other languages like Portuguese, Italian, and so on for travel and research pursuits.  He also sings lyrical tenor and plays the viola in the local congregational ensemble, and regularly serves in the congregational preteen camp.