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Wednesday Writings

Walking in Darkness: The Example of the Suffering Servant, Part 2

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 […]

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Wednesday Writings

Walking in Darkness: The Example of the Suffering Servant, Part 1

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 […]

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Songs on Saturday

Songs on Saturday: Sometime We’ll Understand

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! Sometime We’ll Understand words and music by Rob Gardner […]

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Wednesday Writings

The Unlimited Became Limited: A Christmas Meditation

If there’s one thing we understand in the valley of chronic illness, it’s limitations. To be human is to be limited, of course, but to have a chronic illness is to recognize those limitations a little more keenly: all the things we can’t do, all the ways our bodies break down on us, all the […]

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Songs on Saturday

Songs on Saturday: He Giveth More Grace

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! He Giveth More Grace words by Annie J. Flint […]

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Lessons From Job Wednesday Writings

Lessons From Job: The Emotions of Suffering

“So they sat down with him on the ground seven days and seven nights, and no one spoke a word to him, for they saw that his grief was very great.” Job 2:13 The book of Job, while offering a study of human suffering, also presents a study of human emotion, particularly the emotions experienced […]