Tag Archives: wounds

In a recent Bottom Line article, Amelia shared her excitement of participating in a Memorial Day parade by marching down the sidewalk snapping photos. What an uplifting article! Her perspective gave me hope that my observations at our local Memorial celebration do not, perhaps, indicate the national trend I suspected. ...

“He heals the brokenhearted, binding up their injuries” (Psalm147:3). What human being can heal a broken heart and bind up its wounds? God truly is the only one Who can heal our broken hearts and bind up the deeply embedded wounds left by those painful hurts. God is always able ...

“Light of The World,” the iconic picture of Christ at the garden door, was first painted in the mid-1800s by William Holman Hunt.  The poignant imagery helps us ask ourselves the vital question:  Is my heart open to Christ?  Based on the words of Christ to the Laodicean Church, the ...

C. S. Lewis wrote a book called, The Problem of Pain. Pain is a great problem but it also is a great time of learning. This problem isn’t referring to what is wrong with pain, but the depth of pain. A good life, or the abundant life, does not mean a pain free ...

Heart wounds flow like a river through this world.  Despair rises when hope for healing feels foolish.   Slashing words, lies, even physical violence cut into our souls and sometimes pierce our spirit.  Every day there is a sad truth revealed:  hurt people hurt people.  Every Christian possesses the power to stop ...