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People Need People
Trials can feel overwhelmingly lonely. But is “lonely” really a feeling? Or is it a combination of individual emotions: sadness, grief, fear, anger or shame? When trials come along and raise a mix of all of these emotions, we are often tempted to think that no one understands and therefore no one can bring help…
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What Do We Do with Suffering?
I could launch into a theological rant about theodicy and the problem of pain, but that’s already been done. Resources for the spiritual meaning of pain and how to handle it are found on every Christian website and bookstore shelf. When asking the question, “What do we do with suffering?” I’m really not asking for…
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Welcome to Finding Hope!
Finding Hope in the Valley comes from a place of suffering. In Christian theological circles, there is a term used to discuss the places of difficulty in our lives, “the dark night of the soul” or places of “desolation.” We all have them. We all want to escape them. The answer is HOPE. Finding Hope…