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Through writing, teaching, preaching, and the Internet, this ministry fosters transformation of lives wounded by tragedy. Dr. Grose uses his over 40 years of pastoral and counseling experience to present a biblical model of transformation in the story of Job.
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Category Archives: The Sufferer
#MEAwarenessHour Raises Awareness
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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Disappointment With Our Son — Facing the Unavoidable
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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Does The World Make Sense? II
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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Does The World Make Sense?
When we suffer unjustly, does the world make sense? In an important analysis of the Book of Job, noted moral philosopher Susan Neiman, raises this question. She approaches the Book of Job from the standpoint of philosophy, rather than religion. … Continue reading
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How Do We Transform Tragedy? Conclusion
[For the full interview recording with Pamela Q. Fernandes, see my August 17, 2018 blog.] Pamela: Would you have any names of books that people could also can read if they want to do an additional commentary or study the … Continue reading
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How Do We Transform Tragedy? Interview Part III
[For the full interview recording with Pamela Q. Fernandes, see my August 17, 2018 blog.] Pamela: As we talk about this transformation, are there any steps to doing this transformation? Let’s say somebody is going through something really difficult, what … Continue reading
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How Do We Transform Tragedy? Interview Part II
[Note: to hear the entire interview with Pamela Q Fernandes, see blog for August 17. In next week’s blog, I’ll publish Part III.] Preparing to Face Tragedy Pamela: Explain to people, how do you go about transforming a tragedy in … Continue reading
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How Do We Transform Tragedy? Interview Part I
Below is my 2017 Soundcloud.com interview with Pamela Q Fernandes, doctor, and author, about my book Tragedy Transformed: How Job’s Recovery Can Provide Hope For Yours (2015). The transcript of Part I follows. Gordon: Well, first, Pamela, let me thank … Continue reading
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Slavery In America (Concl.)
In his dialect, preserved by Hurston, Kossula, 86, describes the slaves’ brutal treatment in the barracoon. “When we dere three weeks a white man come in de barracoon wid two men of de Dahomey. One man, he a chief of … Continue reading
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