Author: Kim Kira

If someone you were counseling said, “I am lonely,” how would you respond? Your first thought might be to figure out how to plug them into the life of the church (and this would be a very good thing). However, as you may have experienced, it’s possible to be in a crowded room or even to have many different relationships and still feel lonely. That’s because aloneness and loneliness aren’t the same thing. It is important to encourage the person who is alone towards community. But for someone who feels the pain and isolation of loneliness, we need to point them to Christ and not just community as the greatest solution. With this in mind, we would be wise to help others overcome aloneness with community but overcome loneliness with Christ. Continue Reading →