Posts to Ponder
READ. REFLECT. GROW.
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.
One Simple but Powerful Way to Spread Encouragement
Putting #PenToPaper helps me process my day, sort my thoughts, and make room for new things. When I encourage my friends with truth, I remind myself of the hope I have.
Prayer, Healing, and Chronic Illness
We should pray for healing, but the outcome does not rely on us. Whether there is healing or not, we must put our hope and trust in God.
Keeping Faith in Depression
I can’t claim victory over the nemesis of depression. Yet I can share how I contend with it and avoid yielding to hopelessness. I can tell you what I’m learning about keeping faith when the feeling is gone.
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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.