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Sorrowful, yet always Rejoicing

The Christmas story has joy on one page and sorrow on the next… so we shouldn't be surprised if the story of our Christian life, even around Christmas, sometimes feels the same—especially since both are written by the same Author.

Sorrowful, yet always Rejoicing The Christmas story has joy on one page and sorrow on the next… so we shouldn’t be surprised if the story of our Christian life, even around Christmas, sometimes feels the same—especially sin…

For over three decades, I have thought about the day I found my mother after my stepdad shot her in the head. There are many things I have forgotten since I was 10 years old, but that image of her in blood is seared into my brain—along with the image of her in a casket and what it looks like for a mortician to try to fill a bullet hole in someone’s face....

Loud Social Media vs. Quiet Church Classrooms For over three decades, I have thought about the day I found my mother after my stepdad shot her in the head. There are many things I have forgotten since I was 10 years old, but that image of her …