Tag: jesus
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Whose Hands Are We In?
Written: October 2, 2025 I visited a friend today. She answered the door with a mostly naked, almost 1-year old baby on her hip. I cheered him on as he pushed his red wagon across the floor, nearly walking. I watched him crawl into the kitchen and babble “mama”. I got to rub his back…
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Can suffering produce any good?
Since Gemma passed, I see in my life that my capacities for gratefulness, love, joy and the ability to see beauty have enlarged. Suffering has filled these cups to the brim and they now overflow. I’m slowing down not just because of the burden of loss, but because my eyes now wear the lens of…
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A Christmas Song for the Bereaved
A baby was born at night to save creation, symbolizing hope amid suffering. The King of Kings arrives as Emmanuel, witnessing human pain and bringing light to darkness. Despite the sorrow, a new song of joy proclaims His presence, as angels celebrate the arrival of the newborn King.
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The God Who Weeps: Exploring Divine Sorrow
Grief is a right response to a world where children die. We want to hide the grieving away, to preserve our privileged view of security. We try to cover our vulnerability and the inevitability that suffering will come to us all. We want to pretend that the world isn’t writhing in agony, but the grieving…
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Love that Salvages Faith in the Face of Tragedy
“The rain fell, the rivers rose, and the winds blew and pounded that house. Yet it didn’t collapse, because its foundation was on the rock. ” Matthew 7:25 Belief and unbelief wage an invisible war within me. Moment-to-moment tides of the battle move back and forth in a tug-of-war over my hope and my soul. I find…
A Mother's Lament 