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.
Surrender: Through Pain and Unexpected Peace
In surrendering my life, pain, and suffering to Christ, I trust that His will and not mine be done. I accept the results. God’s ultimate plan is to shape and mold me into the image of Jesus.
God of the Broken Beautiful • A Prayer from Jeremiah 29
O God of the Broken Beautiful, You take the most common, ordinary things and transform them into nourishment for body and soul. We need to also make space for lament today.
Our hearts are broken, we are people who always hold some kind of pain…
Breaking the Silence: Trauma and the Path to Healing
If you’ve experienced trauma, please know you’re not alone. Ignoring trauma is like breaking your arm and pretending it isn’t broken. Healing from trauma isn’t a quick fix; instead, it’s a journey.
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Creative Ways to Use Chronic Joy Posts & Publications
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.