The Promise of Jesus’ Resurrected Body
If you ever need a good ice breaker, you can say, "Tell me the story of one of your scars." People will tell you about accidents and injuries, both mild…
If you ever need a good ice breaker, you can say, "Tell me the story of one of your scars." People will tell you about accidents and injuries, both mild…
24 hours after my essay for the New York Times came out online, I learned it was also in the print edition! So that was exciting. But I also learned…
After we pay attention to pain, the second step to healing is to ask for help. There are two ways we can ask for help. I think of them as…
A few weeks ago, I had a mild panic attack. My neck and shoulder had been hurting all day. But all of a sudden, the pain became almost unbearable. I…
Last week, I read a series of seven articles in the NYT that considered chronic pain from a variety of different angles. As someone who has been working on a…
Over the past few weeks, I’ve shared stories of various parts of my body. When my body aches, or when I get sick, I have learned to wonder whether the…
Pain is like a flashing light, and sometimes, if I pay attention to the message it is sending, the light stops flashing. My physical pain often goes away when I…
What if our everyday expressions could help us experience less physical pain? Our language connects our bodies to our feelings, even when we refuse to make that connection in real…
I said something to Penny a few days ago that made her cry, which makes me think today of the important work of repair. I can’t share what I said,…
Can God truly heal, redeem, and transform brokenness? Katherine Wolf, coauthor of Suffer Strong and co-founder of Hope Heals, talks with Amy Julia about the reality of disability and pain,…