It‘s sloppy theology to think that all suffering is good for us, or that it‘s a result of sin. All suffering can be used for good, over time, after mourning and healing, by Gods graciousness. But sometimes it‘s just plain loss, not because you needed to grow or learn any kind of lesson. The trick is knowing the difference between the two.
Pain is sometimes a call for growth—and sometimes a companion of mourning.
Friendship doesn‘t always mean being partners in crime; sometimes, at it‘s best, it requires exactly the opposite—an honest word, a push, a loving correction.
One of the best things great friendship does is tell us the truth about ourselves when we need it most.
Let‘s set a new example for a generation of young women who are watching us closely. Let‘s teach them by our example to be women who work hard, who pay attention to their dreams, who give themselves to making the world a better place, women who believe that there are a whole lot of things more important than being the prettiest princess in the room.
We need both halves of the story: the suffering and the redemption. Either part by itself is incomplete.
pickAlthough this is billed as a mystery, the reason I loved this book was Thumps Dreadfulwater, his friends, and the town of Chinook. I felt like I was solving a mystery with the group of retired gents I see at the coffeehouse in the morning. Wonderful Canadian author and great example of the right book at the right time.
pickRenewed love for the Psalms as these paraphrases spoke in clear words, expressing the various emotions experienced daily. #christiannonfiction #psalms
