Category: Resilience

Knowing that God has a purpose as we process our pain, could we discuss how to do it well?  Please, as a conversation among Brothers and Sisters?

Contrary to the popular interpretation of Resilience, it is not an innate quality.  It is not with only a few of us at birth and the rest are out of luck.

Even understanding that foundational health is vital to recovery, our hearts still cry: Why does God allow pain at all?

Most of us want to solve “the problem of pain” as well as avoid passing it on. It takes courage to say, “It stops with me.” What is God’s purpose for pain?

Resilience became the new buzz word a few years ago. It is an important concept, particularly for those of us in missions and ministry. Regrettably, however, many of us were sent into our work with the words of