This week’s post is from Penelope Swithinbank, ordained minister and spiritual director. I love her pastoral, mothering heart, and I am honoured that she is sharing her story. Over to her: It’s been a tough time – 24 months of coping with loss, depression, stress, emotion, exhaustion. “Post Traumatic Stress Syndrome,” diagnosed the psychotherapist. I […]
Tag Archives | Suffering
The noonday demon {guest post}
25th September, 2012 10
I have been privileged to have known Kath for more than a decade. She is not the shouty sort, you have to listen in close. But it is worth it, every whispered word is worth it. Over to Kath: As I sit here wondering how to participate well in this excellent series on God and […]
I am because He is {guest post}
18th September, 2012 4
Here it is! – the first guest post telling their story of God and Suffering. This week’s post is from the lovely Natalie Collins, who works with Restored to end violence against women. I am always inspired by her passion and honesty. Here is her story. As I shared the story of my […]
Tuesdays are for honesty
13th September, 2012 23
Drumroll please… Next Tuesday, 18 September, I will begin a new guest-post series on my blog, God and Suffering: Our Story. I am so excited! I have asked some friends to be courageous in sharing their own stories of suffering, weakness, struggle. They will be telling the truth of what it felt like to undergo […]
Church, have mercy
5th September, 2012 3
We crawl down to the vulnerable, the dirty, the ones in society who aren’t like us, who make us feel a little uncomfortable, because Jesus descended far deeper than we can ever get our heads around. I read Luke, and made an amazing discovery that totally changed the way I think. I’m really excited […]
Wrecked: the surprising cure for dissatisfaction
1st August, 2012 17
“What do you want to do when you leave university?” I remember asking this question to a bunch of Oxford students a few years back. To my surprise, the majority replied simply, ‘I don’t want to do anything particularly, I just want to be happy. That’s really what it’s all about, isn’t it?’ Unfortunately, the […]
Lady in red: On art and being difficult
27th July, 2012 25
It’s ‘Five minute Friday’ time, joining with Lisa-Jo Baker. She gives us 1 word, we write for 5 minutes flat – no backtracking or editing, throwing caution to the wind. Check out others’ five-minute offerings by clicking on the button below. This is my best five minutes on ‘Beyond’. Sometimes I get a bit paranoid […]
Get angry at God: Job did
27th June, 2012 68
A Biblical basis for expressing anger at God Last week I posed this question, ‘If anger is the correct emotional response to injustice, surely being angry at God is calling God unjust. Therefore, is it a sin to be angry with God?‘ I was really grateful for your answers, which were all thoughtful and thought-provoking. […]
