I’ve learned firsthand the toll ministry takes on your body and your mind as well as your soul. Last January, unable to continue, exhausted, and done, I was diagnosed with PTSD and suffering from Complex Bereavement. PTSD for those who don’t know is post traumatic stress disorder—something I used to think only happened to combatContinue reading “Before the Well Runs Dry”
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Learning to Stay
There is a temptation, especially in faith, to move on too quickly. To move on from grief.From confusion.From the questions that refuse to behave. But formation doesn’t happen in the moving on.It happens in the staying. Staying doesn’t mean resignation.It means attention. It means resisting the urge to fix, explain, or spiritualize what has notContinue reading “Learning to Stay”
The Serenity Prayer Revisited
Welcome to another beautiful Sunday morning in the Blogosphere! In lieu of my usual Sunday Bible Study post, I want to revisit the Serenity Prayer today. We will pick up our ongoing study of the Gospel of Matthew next Sunday. Prayer is very important to me. One of the first prayers I learned about thirtyContinue reading “The Serenity Prayer Revisited”
