The Stigma of Self-Care
I was talking recently with two women who lead a grief recovery ministry. One of their challenges, they shared, was getting church members to attend… Read More »The Stigma of Self-Care
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Three Things to Do in Despair
Maggie O’Farrell is the author of I Am, I Am, I Am. In the book, she recounts seventeen brushes with death. They include the following:… Read More »Three Things to Do in Despair
Stewarding Pain
Frederick Buechner, in A Crazy, Holy Grace: The Healing Power of Pain and Memory, writes about stewarding pain: I told this story to a group… Read More »Stewarding Pain
All In: According to Benedict (Rung #10)
In his book Jesus Laughed, Robert Darden writes this: In fact, there are people who claim that laughter, or humor of any kind, isn’t Christian.… Read More »All In: According to Benedict (Rung #10)