What has helped you in your troubles?

Take a random sample of Christians. Ask them a simple question: What was most helpful to you when you were going through trouble? This is what you will hear. The #1 answer: people. People are the cause of most trouble; people are the salve for most trouble. A letter,...

EMDR and the Meaning of Suffering

You already know what PTSD is – Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. It is probably the best-known and most common psychiatric diagnosis. PTSD describes people who have experienced a very painful event and are stuck in that moment of past pain—its severity never fades....

From Forgiven to Forgiving

In this book, Dr. Jay Adams carefully explores all dimensions of the process of forgiveness. He can help you understand biblical forgiveness from beginning to end, and apply that understanding to everyday situations ranging from forgiving your straying spouse or...

Grief Diary 2–Godly Paths Lead to Blessing

I am here in wintery Vermont, looking over an unbelievably beautiful landscape. The sun is just coming up, starting to make the snow twinkle as it does on the coldest of days. The snow is very deep, perfectly white and glistening smooth, completely covering the hilly...

Grief Diary 1—Death Ends a 52 year Marriage

My dad died a month ago. He was 79 and very healthy. He just suddenly fell over at home and died within minutes in my mother’s arms of an abdominal aneurysm. It was completely unexpected. Of course, this is one of those moments that all the lessons God has taught us...
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