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.
Photography as Prayer
Life slows through the lens. There is just this breath and these pixels of creation. Yet it took me years to understand that this, too, is prayer. It begins as I lift my camera. The weight feels good in my hands—substantial, grounding. I am going to meet with God.
The Promise of Perseverance
Perseverance and surrender may seem contradictory, but I believe they are inseparable. The ability to persevere demands a willingness to let go, trusting in God’s plans rather than my own.
No Longer Unwanted
The promise of a name change is God’s wonderful word for us all. No matter our current feelings, how lonely we feel, how chronic our situation, we are no longer unwanted but loved by God.
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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.