“I’m Grateful I Had a Brain Tumour” Says Comedy Writer Jeannie Gaffigan
By: Laura Bennett
In life’s hardest seasons, all of us have to make a choice about finding a way through, and deciding what will help us get to the other side. Read more
Tag Archive for: pain
Four Things You Should Never Say to Someone Who is Hurting
Once when I was young and I had a position of responsibility of a church, I was called to the hospital bedside of one of the members who had been run over by a truck earlier that day. He had suffered extremely serious injuries and he was lucky to be alive. Read more
“It Just Feels Like It’s Been Piled On” – American Musician on Handling the Trauma of 2020
By: Laura Bennett
While the impact of this year has played out in unique way for all of us, one thing it has exposed universally is our capacity for change and how we handle the compounded crises and constant reminders that we are not in control. Read more
God Can Only Heal What You Reveal
By: Sabrina Peters
Often our pursuit of wholeness can feel exposing & overwhelming. But the only way to inner healing is confronting our brokenness head on, not covering it up. Read more
Why Mending What’s Broken Always Means Moving
By: Jennie Scott
I lay immobile on the operating table. Numb from the chest down, I could only watch as nurses draped the sterile field of my abdomen with blue cloth. They counted gauze strips and scalpels, forceps and scissors. They prepared my body for the birth of my child, a birth in which I would be a passive observer. Read more
God’s Voice Brings Grace in the Midst of Domestic Violence [Testimony]
By: Tania Harris
God’s words have the power to transform lives. Jesus said they are “spirit and they are life” (John 6:63) and that we can’t live without them (Matthew 4:4). Here’s a testimony from our online community that shows how God’s words bring grace and hope to the darkest of circumstances: Read more
What Is God Saying in the Midst of My Pain?
By: Tania Harris
What is God saying to us in the midst of our pain? In this episode of the God Conversations podcast, we’re talking about the questions we ask when life goes wrong. Read more
He Is Close to the Broken Hearted
By: Sabrina Peters
I’m so glad “comforter” isn’t His title, but His nature. When darkness seems to hide his face. I rest on His unchanging grace. Here are some incredible verses to encourage you. Praying for all those suffering and struggling. May His grace be real, tangible and with you right now! Read more
How Can God Be Real When the World Is so Messed Up?
By: City Bible Forum
At a young age Dan Paterson was faced with the brokenness of this world and it prompted a life journey exploring some of the biggest and most painful questions of life. Hear Dan’s story and inspiring reflections on one of the biggest challenges of the human experience. Read more
Marry Your Trial with Your Talent to Bring Something New into the World
By: Sheridan Voysey
I made a number of discoveries while writing The Making of Us: Who We Can Become When Life Doesn’t Go as Planned. One of the most impacting? That the trials of life can release our greatest gifts into the world. How does that happen? One way is when those trials are married to our God-given talents. Let me explain. Read more