Enduring.

We need a better understanding of what it means to wait. [Click title to read more.]

In The Golden Light, After Everything Has Settled.

Where is there to go, but forward? [Click title to read more.]

The Cup of Sorrow and Feast of Joy

Grieving doesn't always arrive leavened by joy, and you cannot think your way through drinking the cup of sorrow. But never doubt the joy will come. [Click title to read more.]

Affliction and the Ministry of Presence

Being present to those suffering matters - even and especially when it's difficult to do. [Click title to read more.]

Going Nowhere, Fast (And It’s Okay)

Where else can I go? Nowhere but here, especially in darker days. [Click title to read more.]

The Gift and The Giver

How do you write about a miracle, when the miracle isn't the point? [Click title to read more.]

The Suffering God

"Look only at me," he says, and I try to listen. [Click title to read more.]

Spare A Thought For Sorrowing Parents

I hurt for people who are parents--and whose experience of having and raising a child has been anything but blessed, enriching, hopeful, or joyful. [Click title to read more.]

There Is An Endpoint To Your Suffering

Your suffering and your hurt won't go on and on without end. The pain has an end date. [Click title to read more.]

The Banner Year: Or, God’s Definition of Significance

I thought God's promise that this would be a banner year would translate to success and opportunity. It hasn't, at least not yet, and that may be even better - whether it's what I wanted or not. [Click title to read more.]