Tag: Helping the Hurting

The Harrowing Withering of Suffering and Loss

December 16, 2023

The platitudes of wisdom are like a hot knife of hate in an ill-timed moment. “Timing is everything.” Certainly, that is part of what Solomon means in the second line of his couplet in Ecclesiastes 3:7: “A time to be silent and a time to speak.” Job’s friends are stunned into silence by the magnitude … More The Harrowing Withering of Suffering and Loss

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Three Obstacles to Pastoral Care (and suggested paths to overcome them)

September 10, 2012

Three Obstacles to Pastoring and Caring for the Flock[1] 1. The Individualistic Nature of the Culture. Example:          An attitude that basically says, “It’s none of your business,” or “It’s my problem and I’ll deal with it my way.” Analysis:           The result is that people are islands of festering wounds.  They are isolated, diseased, and malnourished … More Three Obstacles to Pastoral Care (and suggested paths to overcome them)

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