A Moment of Comfort When You Feel Sad
“One needs difficulties; they are necessary for health,” Carl Jung said. I don’t particularly like his statement, but I think he’s right. Paul and James said something similar (Rom 5:3-5;…
Hope When You’re Stretched Thin
The night before my first trip into the little village in Afghanistan that became my home for four years, as I prayed, terrified, my reading contained these words: “Arise, my…
How to keep shame from winning
One of the challenges with listening to God’s heartbeat is that things keep getting in the way. Sometimes it’s things outside me; I know from my time as a doctor…