When we journey through the land of suffering, or perhaps simply during this Advent season, we must allow ourselves to long for the light. A guest blog from Dr. Ted Goshorn.
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This week, I feature a guest blogger, Lanny Turner, M.D., who lost his son to suicide. Yet his agonizing experience unexpectedly led him to an even deeper relationship with the Lord as he and his wife learned to trust God anew and follow him consistently through the shadows, as God moved them slowly into the light again.
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The love we build during these earthly lives carries on forever for those of us who believe in Jesus. But oh, how it hurts when we lose someone we love.
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Have you ever experienced a time of loss and sadness that is simultaneously also filled with deep joy? That was our family this week.
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On shining the light even on dark days by wearing the “clothes” of Christ—compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience.
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After 9/11, just like after many grief and trauma episodes, we held together by holding together and walking together. And Jesus was right there with us. On lessons learned in the aftermath of healing.
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When someone we love loses someone they love, it’s hard to know exactly how to be there for them. Mourning has a language all its own. Thoughts on how to love well during a season of loss.
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When we're on our knees, sometimes that's how we truly understand our need for Jesus. My devotional this week explores whether feeling broken can help make me whole.
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It’s not always easy to love again when we have lost someone we loved, whether that’s a pet or a person. Yet as we are God’s people, fully created in love, I believe we have an obligation to open our hearts to love, whatever that looks like. It’s not always the same, and we don’t always feel perfectly ready. Still, allow yourself to love—whatever that looks like.
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