Jamie Bissmeyer

Jamie Bissmeyer (MDiv, ThM, PhD, The Master’s Seminary) serves as the Academic Dean at Grace Life Theological Seminary in Visakhapatnam, India. His research interests include the book of Job, hermeneutics, and justification.

02 October 2026

The Problem of Suffering: What Missionaries Should Learn from Job

Missionaries inevitably confront suffering on the field. But the Book of Job answers the problem of suffering: True comfort comes only from faith in a wise and caring God who will ultimately overcome sin and death. Although mercy ministry has its place, the church’s deepest hope for the suffering lies in the gospel of reconciliation through Christ.