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Falling Stars

Falling Stars

God asks us, always: "Do you love me more than anything else?" The answer is harder than it should be. [Click title to read more.]

Posted on November 11, 2023 by samaritansongPosted in Christian growth, Christian life, Christian living, Christianity, spiritual growth, spirituality, trialsTagged Christian growth, Christian living, Christianity, death, God, love, spiritual growth, spirituality, suffering. 2 Comments

The Rather Not Year

The Rather Not Year

Sometimes the only way out is through. [Click title to read more.]

Posted on September 16, 2023 by samaritansongPosted in Christian growth, Christian living, Christianity, fear, spiritual growth, spirituality, sufferingTagged Christian living, Christianity, loss, spiritual growth, spirituality, struggle, suffering. 4 Comments

Little Stings

Little Stings

Sometimes the little hurts are the ones that crush us. [Click title to read more.]

Posted on July 10, 2023 by samaritansongPosted in Christian growth, Christian living, Christianity, spiritual growth, spirituality, Struggle and Difficulty, sufferingTagged challenges, Christian living, Christianity, hurt, inspirational, nature, spiritual growth, spirituality, suffering. Leave a comment

Enduring.

Enduring.

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

Posted on March 22, 2023March 22, 2023 by samaritansongPosted in Christian growth, Christian living, Christianity, comfort, grief, spiritual growth, spirituality, sufferingTagged Christian living, Christianity, grief, Lent, spiritual growth, spirituality, suffering, waiting. 2 Comments

Alternate Endings to Matthew 8:23-27

Alternate Endings to Matthew 8:23-27

I know what God doesn't appreciate in Matthew 8:23-27. But what might he have preferred instead? [Click title to read more.]

Posted on January 26, 2023 by samaritansongPosted in Christian growth, Christian living, Christianity, spiritual growth, spiritualityTagged Christian living, Christianity, death, fear, spiritual growth, spiritual living, spirituality, suffering. 2 Comments

Affliction and the Ministry of Presence

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.]

Posted on October 22, 2022 by samaritansongPosted in Christian growth, Christian living, Christianity, spiritual growth, spirituality, sufferingTagged Christian growth, Christianity, ministry, sickness, spiritual growth, spirituality, suffering. 4 Comments

Going Nowhere, Fast (And It’s Okay)

Going Nowhere, Fast (And It’s Okay)

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

Posted on September 6, 2022 by samaritansongPosted in Christian growth, Christian life, Christian living, Christianity, spiritual growth, spirituality, sufferingTagged Christian growth, Christian living, Christianity, faith, spiritual growth, spirituality, struggle, suffering. 2 Comments

In This Pandemic Season, Lent Is A Necessity For Me

In This Pandemic Season, Lent Is A Necessity For Me

A lot of believers have joked that we really don't need Lent, since we're living it. I find the opposite to be true. [Click title to read more.]

Posted on February 16, 2021 by samaritansongPosted in Christian life, Christian living, Christianity, faith and growth, LentTagged Ash Wednesday, Christian living, Christianity, Lent, pandemic, spiritual growth, spirituality, suffering. 8 Comments

The Gift and The Giver

The Gift and The Giver

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

Posted on November 14, 2020November 14, 2020 by samaritansongPosted in Christian growth, Christian living, Christianity, spiritual growth, spirituality, sufferingTagged Christian living, Christianity, sickness, spiritual growth, spirituality, suffering, trials. 10 Comments

The Suffering God

The Suffering God

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

Posted on October 29, 2020October 29, 2020 by samaritansongPosted in Christian growth, Christian living, Christianity, spiritual growth, spirituality, sufferingTagged cancer, Christian growth, Christian living, Christianity, spiritual growth, spirituality, suffering. 2 Comments

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