Hey y’all! Today, Melissa and Janeen are letting the Diamonds Team take over the blog, with a super exciting announcement. The Diamonds 2024 Spring Conference is taking place March 15-17, and you can sign up today! What is Diamonds Spring Conference 2024? Diamonds is an online conference for Christians with chronic illnesses, disabilities, and health […]
Every time I read the book of Job, I see something else and learn something new that relates to my situation of chronic illness. When I read Job this year, I was in a few weeks of level, (relatively) easy terrain in between valleys–an unusual experience that, if I’m honest, I didn’t know how to […]
Our last two devotional posts (Why Doesn’t God Heal My Chronic Illness? and God’s Providence in Chronic Illness) have been about embracing chronic illness, accepting what God gives us, and thanking God for the ways He uses our suffering for His glory. Does this mean we don’t ask God for change, that we throw up […]
If you’ve seen the show The Chosen, you may know the fictional backstory given to one of the disciples, James the son of Alphaeus (fondly called “Little James” in the show). Little James has a physical condition that limits his movements and affects his appearance. Throughout the episodes we see Little James tired, sore, self-conscious, […]
Scripture tells us that, under the control of the Holy Spirit, we should be “speaking to one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord” (Ephesians 5:19). May you be encouraged by the spiritual truth in this song! In My Weakness Words by Mike Harland and Cary […]
For the Diamonds Summer Event at the end of June, I gave a presentation titled “The Master’s Call to Rest.” Here’s the short, written version of my 45-minute session. (You can watch the entire session, and the other speakers’, with the all-access pass.) From the Creation account in Genesis to the descriptions of Heaven in […]
Two weeks ago we looked at Jesus’ example as the Suffering Servant, a discussion drawn from Dr. Tim Little’s commentary on Isaiah 50 in Episode 106 of The Thinklings Podcast. As we saw from many passages of Scripture, Jesus suffered physically, He suffered unjustly, and He suffered willingly–offering Himself as the sacrificial lamb who would […]
In Episode 106 of The Thinklings Podcast, Dr. Tim Little discusses the example of the Servant (a prophetic portrayal of Jesus) in Isaiah 50. I was greatly encouragement by Dr. Little’s breakdown not only of Jesus’ suffering, relatable especially to those of us with chronic illness, but also of God’s help that sustained Jesus, available […]
Chronic illness is far-reaching, and it can touch our daily lives in profound ways. Sometimes it’s easy to question why God is allowing us to walk through such dark, desolate, and debilitating seasons. At other times, we might wonder why symptoms of chronic illness become so overwhelming that it feels almost impossible to connect with […]
Hey y’all! Today, Melissa and Emily are letting the Diamonds Team take over the blog, with a super exciting announcement. Have you ever wondered how we have been called to rest amid the craziness of the storms of this life? Do you struggle to rest in God’s love for you or His plan for your […]
The Valley