Lessons Learned in Seasons of Suffering
Are you tired of this endless journey of suffering? Job’s…and yours? I see you. You’re weary. You’re discouraged. You’re afraid this lonely path of agony is all there is and […]
In times when it feels like we’ve been forgotten—forsaken even—we must trust what we know to be true. He is with me.He is for me.He loves me.He is good. Thoughts […]
My valley-walk was not wasted, for ‘twas there I met the Shepherd. “Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil for […]
Walking with others through the valley of suffering is a sacred privilege. May we learn to steward it well. More thoughts from the book of Job(Job 14-16)
One who has never suffered greatly, might be tempted to judge those who aren’t “suffering well.” Which is why I love the book of Job.Raw. Real. Relatable. Righteous.Restored. Thoughts on […]
I’m so thankful God included this in His Word. Job’s words here are so raw, so human, so much like mine. This man, called righteous by God Himself, went through […]
Over the next week, I’ll be sharing my thoughts on the book of Job. For 25 years, I’ve pondered this book and what it means to those who mourn. These […]
Oh, Christmas… Once a fertile garden of celebration of the past and hope for the future, she is now a barren wasteland of lost yesterdays and missed tomorrows. Tragedy touches […]
We don’t like to talk about grief at Christmas, but for so many, this is their reality. Perhaps someone you know and love has suffered great loss this year and, […]
I wrote this on Christmas Day, 2021—ten weeks after Jeremy graduated to Glory. I believed it then, and I know it to be true now, more than ever. He is […]
Wanna skip Christmas this year? I hear you. And I get it. But perhaps there’s another way. Here are some thoughts on celebrating Christmas, even when our Christmas isn’t, at […]
“Do the best you can until you know better. Then when you know better, do better.” Maya Angelou When someone you love suffers a profound loss, it can be hard […]
