Category Archives: Suffering

A screaming room in every hospital

Posted on March 21, 2023 by Wisdomforlife

The doctor thought to himself that there should be a screaming room in every hospital. Continue reading →

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Lead us not into temptation?

Posted on March 19, 2023 by Wisdomforlife

Is there a difference between trials and temptations? Continue reading →

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Five pillars of life

Posted on March 14, 2023 by Wisdomforlife

Teach this to your group.

Each part of the story in combination with the others must become a lens for the way we look at life. Continue reading →

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An excellet article!

Posted on March 6, 2023 by Wisdomforlife

I’ve learned a lot about grief. I have seen how it attacks meaning and motivation. Grief creeps up and seizes a moment, an hour, an afternoon. I think it’s going to be like this for a while. Continue reading →

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Do we get what we deserve?

Posted on March 3, 2023 by Wisdomforlife

Are those who encounter tragedy people whose wickedness had qualified them for it? Continue reading →

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Nature’s wonders follow the plow

Posted on February 11, 2023 by Wisdomforlife

Are you safe and undisturbed, living lazily in the sunshine – the picture of sleepy contentment? Continue reading →

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Understanding trials

Posted on February 5, 2023 by Wisdomforlife

Prepared for the tough parts of the journey.  Continue reading →

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Honest thoughts about grief

Posted on January 18, 2023 by Wisdomforlife

No one ever told me that grief felt so like fear. I am not afraid, but the sensation is like being afraid…. At other times it feels like being mildly drunk, or concussed.

The death of a beloved is an amputation.

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The outcome of our suffering

Posted on January 16, 2023 by Wisdomforlife

Sometimes we are not sure of all the purposes involved in our suffering. I am encouraged by the hope that the outcome would be a display of… Continue reading →

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Wisdom for trials and suffering

Posted on January 12, 2023 by Wisdomforlife

“He knows the way he takes,” even if for the moment we do not. Perhaps God is preparing us for forms of service of which at present we have no inkling. Continue reading →

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