Pain

Absorbing Others Pain

Empathy, Others, Pain

Empathy is often defined as being able to put yourself in someone else’s shoes. But it means much more when we actually work to…

Bending to God’s Will

Bending, God's Will, Pain, Process

Metalworkers understand the concept of molding or shaping metal to conform toa desired shape. After melting the metal to a liquid form, it is…

Mourning Together

Community, Grief, Loss, Mourning, Pain

It is common for communities to gather together in mourning when there is a natural disaster or large-scale tragedy that leaves the community feeling…

Hope in the Midst of Pain

Fear, Hope, Pain, Violence, War

In our passage today, Isaiah is speaking to the nation of Israel, which was entering a really bad time. Through God’s righteous judgment, they…

Carrying Baggage

Bitterness, Burdens, Emotion, Pain

The International Civil Aviation Organization is a group of engineers who determine how much cargo is safe for domestic and international flights. Obviously, this…

The Intolerable Compliment

C.S. Lewis, God's Masterpiece, God's Plan, God's Will, Masterpiece, Pain, Sanctification, Suffering

“We are, not metaphorically but in very truth, a Divine work of art, something that God is making, and therefore something with which He…

Man on Fire

Depression, Forgiveness, Grief, Pain, regret, Suicide

Pain and guilt can lead to destructive behaviors. We cope with pain in several ways. Some people might turn to drugs and alcohol, self-harm,…

“No Regerts”

Emotional Pain, Guilt, Pain, regret, Shame, Sin, Sorrow

We all have regrets! Or, as this tattoo says: “No Regerts!”: https://www.etsy.com/listing/634856911/funny-no-regrets-tattoo. But there are things in life that make us feel guilt, shame,…

The Louder Song: Listening for Hope in the Midst of Lament

Death, Evil, Hope, Lament, Lamenting, Pain, Patience, Perseverance, Reward, Sorrow, Suffering

In her book The Louder Song: Listening for Hope in the Midst of Lament, Aubrey Sampson shares her story of chronic, degenerative illness, the…

No Pain, No Gain

Growth, Pain, Resistance, Sacrifice, Struggle

“No pain, no gain!” Have you heard this as you were working out? The phrase stresses the idea that growth comes about painfully, through…

Trusting God In The Midst of Grief

Grief, Pain, Suffering, Trust, Trusting God

There is the great challenge for us as we navigate the valleys of pain, death, suffering, and hardship: not to give ourselves over to…

The Good In Pain

Healing, Hurting, Pain, Suffering

Most of us like to avoid pain at all costs. But world-famous surgeon Paul Brand will tell you that pain is an important and…

Out From The Shadows

Confusion, God's Will, Grief, Jesus' Humanity, Jesus' Teaching, John The Baptist, Matthew 14, Matthew 14:1-22, Ministry, Out From The Shadows, Pain, Trauma

We must allow ourselves to fully experience and traverse the journey of grief, anger, or confusion in the wake of trauma, while also keeping…

The Victorious Limp

Brennan Manning, Calvary, Christ's Victory, Emotional Pain, Exhaustion, Faithfulness, Jesus' Death, Mental, Pain, Physical Suffering, Spiritual Health, The Victorious Limp, Victory, Willing

Jesus’ physical, mental, and spiritual exhaustion did not damper his determination to remain faithful to God’s will. Brennan Manning suggests that “the New Testament…

The Driving Pain

1 Peter 2:24, Acts 10:38, Disease, Emotional Pain, Exodus 15:26, Faith, God's Healing, Healing, Hurting, Jeremiah 17:14, Matthew 11:28-29, Pain, Psalm 147:2, Sickness, Spiritual Healing

Most of us like to avoid pain at all costs. But world-famous surgeon Paul Brand will tell you that pain is an important and…

The Driving Pain

1 Peter 2:24, Acts 10:38, Disease, Emotional Pain, Exodus 15:26, Faith, God's Healing, Healing, Hurting, Jeremiah 17:14, Matthew 11:28-29, Pain, Psalm 147:2, Sickness, Spiritual Healing

Most of us like to avoid pain at all costs. But world-famous surgeon Paul Brand will tell you that pain is an important and…

A Worthwhile Suffering

1 Peter 4:12-19, 1 Peter 5:10, 2 Corinthians 4:17, 2 Corinthians 4:8-10, Endurance, Eternity, Glory, Pain, Patience, Priceless, Revelation 21:4, Reward, Romans 5:3-5, Romans 8:18, Romans 8:28, Suffering, Trials, Value, Worth

“Would you go through all the pain of childbirth again, just to be able to have that beautiful child of yours?” For most mothers,…

Calling Out

Cross, Easter, Emotional Pain, Good Friday, Hurt, Jesus' Death, John 19:17, John 19:18, John 19:32-33, Luke 23:33, Luke 23:47, Mark 15:24, Matthew 27:54, Pain, Physical Suffering, Suffering

This account from a medical doctor details the physical suffering of crucifixion: “The legionnaire … drives a heavy, square, wrought-iron nail through the wrist…

Absorbing Others Pain

Bending to God’s Will

Mourning Together

Hope in the Midst of Pain

Carrying Baggage

The Intolerable Compliment

Man on Fire

“No Regerts”

The Louder Song: Listening for Hope in the Midst of Lament

No Pain, No Gain

Trusting God In The Midst of Grief

The Good In Pain

Out From The Shadows

The Victorious Limp

The Driving Pain

The Driving Pain

A Worthwhile Suffering

Calling Out

Colliding Stories

Blessed Are Those Who Mourn