Category: suffering

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Blessed Are Those Who Mourn

When we think of mourning, we often equate it with grief. The two are definitely related. We mourn because we have suffered loss. In life, we will continue to experience periods of loss and the grief that goes with it. When Jesus talked about the blessing for those who mourn, he may have had more…
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November 2, 2024 0

Homelessness and Compassion: A Christian Perspective

Homelessness has been studied, discussed, politicized, argued over, ignored and confounded. There seems to be no solution. While this is a major problem, particularly in cities, it is an enduring problem – a problem that in reality will never fully go away. It will not go away for a variety of reasons. The causes are…
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August 10, 2023 0

How to Adjust to the New Normal

What’s your new normal? We are living in unprecedented uncertainty. The new normal is wildly different depending on where you live and what you are allowed to do. Some people are working harder than ever and have no financial worries. Others wonder where their next meal is coming from. Some are greatly fearful for their…
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April 27, 2020 0

5 Keys to Overcome Uncertainty

We live in an age of unprecedented uncertainty. In the past year, I have read The Plague by Albert Camus and A Journal of the Plague Year by Daniel Defoe. Both books reveal pain and suffering and uncertainty. A few years ago, I went through a season of uncertainty. While it pales in comparison with…
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April 9, 2020 0