Author: Curtis Solomon

June is PTSD (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder) awareness month. In light of this season, I wanted to share a segment of the training I offer to equip biblical counselors with tools to help people overcome Post Traumatic Stress and other trials they face in the aftermath of trauma. I chose a section that is applicable to trauma but also to everyone who suffers.  Suffering tends to distort our perception of the world and God. It also narrows our focus onto ourselves. Remember the last time you stubbed your toe? Your pinky toe is not that big, and it didn’t actually break, but it hurt like crazy and demanded all your attention. Every movement cries out to you with pain, and all your thoughts are drawn to that one little toe. This example, of course, is a relatively insignificant form of suffering. But the principle applies to suffering of all kinds. Suffering draws our attention inward toward our pain. When we do look up from our pain and notice others who are also suffering, we can enter into the mental exercise I call “suffering calculus.” Continue Reading →