Tag: Community

Connecting the Hurting with Their Church

Lisa experienced a terrifying event when a stranger broke into her home while she was there, stealing several of her belongings as she and her daughter cowered in a nearby room. Lisa is a single mom. This violation of her safety left her feeling paralyzed with fear for many weeks, even after the perpetrator was placed behind bars. As I discussed the spiritual, emotional, and practical fall-out with her, I sensed she needed more than just weekly counseling conversations in the aftermath of this traumatic event. Lisa needed her church family to step in. Continue Reading →

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Connecting to a Deeper Hope and Healing in the Psalms of Lament

We often think of lament as an intimate individual prayer. But when we look at the psalms of lament and how they functioned in the community, we learn that they also possess a healing trajectory that takes the individual beyond their journey of suffering and envelops them in something more significant and restorative—the communal aspects of lament. Continue Reading →

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