We know better, but we usually live as if we were invulnerable. When illnesses, relationship failures, accidents, bad leadership, and natural disasters break through that illusion, we feel them not just as unwelcome but as unfair—and often unsettling. Times of emotional crisis thus often mark starts or stops… Read More

Theory: The most Bible-engaged people in your church are those who have suffered the most. Have you found this true? If so, why is it true? Perhaps we are seeing the reality of the first Beatitude, “Blessed are the poor in spirit” (Matthew 5:3a NIV)—or, as the CEV translation puts… Read More