Posts to Ponder
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Discover hope, encouragement, purpose, and Christ-centered growth as you explore the deep questions of illness, pain, trauma, shame, grief, and so much more.
No matter the challenges you're navigating, our Posts to Ponder will inspire you to surrender your expectations, notice gifts of joy and gratitude, and embrace your journey with hope, knowing that you are not alone.
Each blog post offers fresh grace, an invitation to ponder, an opportunity to listen, and insight for your journey. Grow in faith, one grace-soaked post at a time.
A Remarkable Year
When Discovering Hope was published in September, the dream of connecting 1,000 books to 1,000 precious lives was born. Could it be done? Was it possible?
The Three C’s: Compassion, Complaining, and Comparison
Life with chronic illness has taken on new dimensions and depths, and instead of insights, I’m filled with more questions and uncertainty. I refer to these questions as the 3-C’s: compassion, complaining, and comparison.
What is the Truth about Healing?
Could it be … that, like a coin, both sides of the same argument are true? That miraculous healing is possible and that chronic illness is just as miraculous from a heavenly perspective?
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Each of our publications offers opportunities for personal reflection, meaningful conversation, deeper connection, and shared growth.
Kintsugi: The Story of Our Scars
God pursues the places where we have been wounded, weakened, or failed, where we are vulnerable, where anxiety spins and depression sinks, where loneliness is rampant and grief lingers, and where suffering and loss are constant or sustained.
Telling Your Medical Story
What is a Medical Story? For our healthcare teams to build the best possible treatment plans for us, we need to learn to keep well-maintained logs of symptoms (and their severity), medications, treatments, dates, and brief notes. Keep track with our Medical Story Log.