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The Gift Nobody Wants

By Chris Jackson

September 18, 2015

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Several years ago a doctor wrote a small book entitled Pain: The Gift Nobody Wants. Understandably, the publishing company balked at the title, asserting that no one would purchase a book that hailed pain as a gift. Consequently, after a brief run, the word “pain” was dropped and the book…

forgiveness Friendships Grace Pain Relationships

Heart Punch

By Chris Jackson

September 2, 2015

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Have you ever been punched in the heart? Not your literal, physical heart, but your more vulnerable internal one? You’ll know if you have, simply by gauging your emotional reaction to the term. Heart punch. It’s that blow that thuds into your emotions leaving you feeling sad, sickened, and despairing…

Character Encouragement Pain Pastor Saeed persecution Perspective Suffering

Suffering, in YOUR context

By Chris Jackson

June 11, 2015

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Christian suffering is not limited to the extreme cases that we hear about in the media. Certainly, the horrific persecutions of Christians (and other religious adherents) by groups like ISIS, and the unjust imprisonment of ministers like Pastor Saeed Abedini in Iran can make the sufferings of our context seem…

Emotions Encouragement Pain Perspective Relationships

Words like blows to the head

By Chris Jackson

February 17, 2015

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In Veronica Roth’s runaway hit novel Allegiant she writes: “It’s strange how a word, a phrase, a sentence, can feel like a blow to the head.” She sure is right isn’t she? Painful words can hit us like sledgehammers, leaving us dazed, broken, and confused. We want to cry, defend, and…

Character Encouragement Pain Perspective Spiritual warfare

Struggling is good (Guest Post by Barry Bishop)

By Chris Jackson

August 23, 2013

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THE CONVERSATION Me: Did you see that Facebook post that had the quote…”strength is the product of struggle.” ? Bro: hmmm… maybe. Not sure ‪Me: Well, I couldn’t get it outta my mind…then God began to reveal some heavy stuff. I always feel a negative connotation to saying “I’m struggling…

Pain

The Gift Nobody Wants

Heart Punch

Suffering, in YOUR context

Words like blows to the head

Struggling is good (Guest Post by Barry Bishop)

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