Category Archives: Friend of Job

How You Show “I Get It”!

Posted on March 27, 2021 by Grose

What Would You Say To This Young Man? How would you show him that you “Get it”? You’ve listened to him long enough to begin to see things from his perspective. You’ve withheld your judgment or and criticism. And now … Continue reading →

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“If There Is A God, He Must Be A B******!”

Posted on February 22, 2021 by Grose

Empathy Avoids Butting Heads Sitting in the dayroom of the psychiatric hospital, a young man played solitaire as I approached. Instead of … Continue reading →

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Empathy: A Reader Responds

Posted on February 9, 2021 by Grose

After I invited subscribers to share their experiences of reaching out with empathy, I received this response, printed with permission: Good morning Gordon, I’ve been thinking and praying about an opportunity to share something centered around your empathy emails. God … Continue reading →

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#MEAwarenessHour Raises Awareness

Posted on February 26, 2020 by Grose

Waiting To Live An early title from chronic fatigue sufferers captures the sense of how people with the illness feel. Gregg Charles Fisher published Waiting To Live: The Debilitating Effects of Chronic Epstein-Barr Virus in 1987 (Upper Montclair NJ: Montco). … Continue reading →

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Hope Through Tragedy Reading Job – Facing the Unavoidable II

Posted on December 20, 2019 by Grose

I found hope through tragedy by reading biblical Job. Job’s story helped me face the unavoidable issues with our children’s illness. Continue reading →

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Disappointment With Our Son — Facing the Unavoidable

Posted on December 13, 2019 by Grose

On our joyful trip to attend our son Paul’s college graduation, my wife Elaine and I, disappointed, first confronted the impact of an illness which changed all of our lives. Continue reading →

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Remember Sandra Parks

Posted on November 30, 2018 by Grose

“Mom, I’m shot!”–Sandra Parks Remember Sandra Parks. One of the more recent tragic episodes in gun violence highlights inner-city crime with this heart-breaking story. Just this past week, for example, sitting in her home in Milwaukie, Wisconsin, a stray bullet took … Continue reading →

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Terror In God’s Name II

Posted on November 23, 2018 by Grose

Review Continued: Terror In The Name Of God: Why Religious Militants Kill, Jessica Stern, NY: Harper Collins ECCO, 2003. For the first installment of this review, see https://www.gordongrose.com/why-terrorists-kill-gods-name/ Why Do Terrorists Kill in God’s Name? Michael Bray, pastor of the Reformed … Continue reading →

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Why Terrorists Kill In God’s Name

Posted on November 16, 2018 by Grose

Review: Terror In The Name Of God: Why Religious Militants Kill, Jessica Stern, NY: Harper Collins ECCO, 2003. Photo: Flickr.com Why Do Terrorists Kill in God’s Name? Although published over 15 years ago, Stern’s work on why terrorists kill in … Continue reading →

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Does The World Make Sense? II

Posted on November 2, 2018 by Grose

Given our experience with unjustified suffering, does the world make sense? Can we find a rational explanation for our suffering, or must we live with despair? Moral philosopher Susan Neiman raises the question we all struggle with. The Book of … Continue reading →

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