Category Archives: The Sufferer

How A Disaster Shows Who We Are

Loss, Grief, and Trauma Two months ago the South Korean ferry Sewol capsized with hundreds of high school students aboard. Mesmerized, the nation watched the drama on live TV 24/7. In a culture which shares everything, Koreans shared their mutual … Continue reading

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Praying for Tornado Victims

On April 27 and 28 tornadoes, hail, and high winds devastated parts of our plains and south. Words of comfort or consolation seem hollow at such times. But we can help. Please pray for those who lost loved ones, property, … Continue reading

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Ancient Job Relevant to Loss Today?

On October 29, 2012, Hurricane Sandy took the lives of nearly 150 people and destroyed or damaged 650,000 homes in and around New York City and New Jersey. So, preoccupied with our own grief and loss today, what relevance would the … Continue reading

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Spiritual Support in Grief and Loss

Have you felt painful grief and loss from the death of a pet, a loved one who committed suicide, or a child from cancer recently? Where can you find support? Just today, as I explored support sites through Google Plus … Continue reading

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Lessons from Typhoon Haiyan II – Resilience

Amid the destruction which left over 600,000 thousand homeless from Typhoon Haiyan (called Yolanda by the Philippine natives) we catch a glimpse of Tacloban youngsters surviving emotionally by playing Basketball (NBCNews.com Photo: David Guttenfelder, AP). These resilient kids discovered a … Continue reading

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Lessons from Typhoon Haiyan (The Philippines)

Hardly had the ink dried on last week’s blog about the Anniversary of Hurricane Sandy in the US than Typhoon Haiyan struck the Philippines.  As of Thursday, November 14, the official number who died stood at 2275, a number expected … Continue reading

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Lessons from Hurricane Sandy I

One year ago Hurricane Sandy struck New Jersey and New York City. During the afternoon of October 29, 2012, Sandy produced high winds and drenching rains from Washington, D.C. northward. It toppled trees and power lines, and cut electrical power for … Continue reading

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Creation Revealed

Take a look at Creation! or at least the closest thing to it we’ve so far observed. We see this highlighted galaxy (box) “only” 700 million years after the Big Bang. This picture of the most distant galaxy known is a … Continue reading

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“It isn’t fair!”

After the handsome District Attorney Harvey Dent loses his fiancee and burns half his face with an electric cord, a set-up of the Joker, Dent wants revenge. Batman confronts Dent, now Two-face, with murderous intent to take the lives of … Continue reading

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Our Worst Fear

What does the person who has everything fear most? “What I feared has overtaken me,” says Job, “what I dreaded has come upon me” (3:25 tr. Jewish Publication Society). As a man who has everything, what does Job fear most? … Continue reading

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