Finding Peace
Before September 11, evil of this magnitude was impossible to think about. The idea that it could happen in the United States seemed ridiculous. The attacks happened years ago, but it hurts as if it was yesterday.
There's a line in a poem by Emily Dickinson that describes the process of grieving as, "first – Chill– then Stupor – then... >Read More
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A Year in Full
Canadian poet Bliss Carmen once asked "[w]as it a year or lives ago?" and for me, this how is how I feel about September 11th. How can it be that years have now passed? How can it be? Like most of us I can tell you exactly where I was that morning. I remember the urgent voices "you have... >Read More
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Remembering September 11th
On September 11, 2001 I said my first prayer. My son was a police officer with the New York Police Department. As I sat watching the Twin Towers burn, at first I thought that he was fine since he worked a desk job at One Police Plaza. But what if he went over to help?
“Please God,” I said, “if... >Read More
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Does God Care?
We’ve watched our TV screens in horror. The pain and agony of fellow human beings in the midst of disaster goes beyond our comprehension. We grapple with the magnitude of it. Our minds scramble to make sense of it and we simply cannot. Opinions fly from every side. “Its God’s judgment,” some say. Others say, “It’s a sign of... >Read More
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Asking God Hard Questions
My father’s suicide catapulted me into a time of deep grief, a time when I questioned all I thought I knew about God, while clinging to Him daily for the strength to get through the pain.
In those first shock-filled days after I heard the news that my father had hung himself in the basement of our home, my heart... >Read More
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Discover Purpose
Take a look at your life. How would you describe it? Contented? Rushed? Exciting? Stressful? Moving forward? Holding back? For many of us it’s all of the above at times. There are things we dream of doing one day, and there are things we wish we could forget. In the Bible, it says that Jesus came to make all... >Read More
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Experience Pure Love and Forgiveness
We can spend most of our lives on trivial issues. But Jesus Christ... >more
First Aid for Bruised Hearts
Love. It's what we all want. To be loved is the most... >more
What Do You Fear?
