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Theme #3: Inadequate (or absent) Theology and Practice of Suffering

“It is good for me that I was afflicted, that I might learn your statutes.” Psalm 119:71 “Dear friends, do not be surprised at the fiery ordeal that has come on you to test you, as though some strange thing were happening to … Continue reading

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Book Release: The Uninvited Companion

The Uninvited Companion: God’s Shaping Us In His Love through Life’s Adversities is a culmination of  wresting with God and his Word through year’s of personal, physical adversity. Here is an excerpt: My Hannah-Like Prayer Moment I remember clearly a Hannah-like prayer … Continue reading

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Resiliency: The Backlash Boogie

Backlash is a shocker when it happens the first couple of times. We show up with the intentions of helping in a situation and it backfires. People are not happy, in fact they resist. What’s more, what we sought to … Continue reading

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