Have you ever considered your church as a hospital, a family, or as a Discipleship Culture? Dr. Kwasny has. Have you ever considered how to connect your church to individuals suffering in one or more of the “3-D’s” – the 3-D’s being Disease, Disability or Disorder? Dr. Kwasny has.[1]
I just finished reading “Suffering in 3-D” and I wanted to bring this great resource to you in summary form, hoping you will want to find out more by reading the book yourself.
At some point in our lives, we will, undoubtedly, run into someone suffering in body or soul from disease, disability and/or disorder. It might even be us, ourselves. Do we connect the fact that body suffering may impact soul suffering? Do we understand that there is an interaction between the two – body and soul? (That is not to say all soul suffering comes from body suffering.)
The foreword by Joni Eareckson Tada shows how there are soul issues associated with body disability. Within a few months of her physical disability, she became depressed. A Christian helped her with her depression, and she became convinced the Bible did and does have answers for her.
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