How shepherding others through messy situations brings our own sin and insufficiency to the surface. Over the past two decades, I’ve read a number of Christian books that make the case for walking alongside people in need and offer a… Read More ›
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How the Life, Suffering, and Death of John the Baptist Embody the Spirit of Advent
What is Advent? For the average evangelical Christian in America, the word “Advent” probably evokes the images and sounds of Christmas – a manger scene, shepherds, angels, the star of Bethlehem, wise men from the East, “Silent Night.” But if… Read More ›
Hell is not some abstract place
Hell is not some abstract place,Deep beneath the earth,Where villains go who fall from grace,Forever stripped of worth. It’s where I made my bed last night,The one I soaked with tears;It’s where the rays of morning lightExposed my reigning fears…. Read More ›
Reflections on Death and Loss
I so appreciate these thoughts: “God is not the opiate that makes it easier to cope with death and loss. Death becomes more ‘complicated’ when God is there… The same God who took our place now takes life away. He… Read More ›
Suffering and the Idolatry of Pain
Throughout my 20’s, I spent a great deal of time and energy thinking about suffering. I immersed myself in the language of Lamentations 3 and filled multiple journals with excruciating detail about my tortured emotional life. It was part of… Read More ›
Life Reconsidered - Judy Wu Dominick 