Against All Human Hope: Dealing With Disappointment
When I got home from Christmas break, I celebrated one week without falling. A few days later, a brutal combination of COVID and a symptom
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The Pain of Glory: When God’s Teaching Hurts
The first time I lost my ability to speak it lasted three days. I woke up from a seizure and the words were gone. My
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Do You Love Me?
“I had been my whole life a bell, and never knew it until at that moment I was lifted and struck.” – Annie Dillard. I
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To Wormwood on Pain
My Dear Wormwood, I understand that you are trying a new tactic on your patient – the sudden onset of physical pain. Even my hardened
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Eight Lessons I’m Learning from Pain
For over a year now, despite this constantly being on my mind, I have been afraid to write this post. First, not many people have
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A Prodigal Daughter
I didn’t have a favorite parable of Jesus until I was 19 years old. I remember sitting on the deck outside, allowing the sun to
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Getting Unlost: The Desolation of Brokenness
When visiting a friend back home, I took a wrong turn and ended up two hours deep into the backroads along the water. At first,
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The Gospel and Your Regrets
I don’t like being vulnerable. This may surprise some of you. I know I haven’t written for a while, but if you’ve followed this blog
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Don’t Tell Me He Lives in My Memory
I wasn’t planning to read a book on flowers. My sister and I had just finished a spontaneous coffee date before she had to leave
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Can You Be Sad and Still Have Faith?
I want to tell you three stories. ________ The First Story… …is of a beautiful young girl living in Russia. Her heart has just been
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