When waiting is writhing and silence groans

  • Post category:Trauma and Grief
  • Post last modified:July 2, 2025

When we find ourselves writhing and groaning in the face of evil and grief, God is in it, giving us grace to “labor” in a way that births deliverance and life.

Empty roller coaster at sunset
photo courtesy Ryan DeLaney

Waiting for hope

  • Post category:Trauma and Grief
  • Post last modified:June 13, 2025

It feels wonderful to find yourself waiting in quiet hope and encouraging others to do the same. It feels dreadful to seek the God you thought you knew while hope continues to hide. It feels like a betrayal on God’s part, or a failure on yours, or both.

Lingering at a crossroads

  • Post category:Times and Seasons
  • Post last modified:March 13, 2024

Minipost. Encouragement sent to me from an artist friend. It begins: "Not everyone who lingers at a crossroads hesitates in indecision."