Jesus cares about your trauma and He offers valuable and timely information to help those in need. In my previous articles, we explored the meaning of trauma and PTSD. In addition, we discussed the battle between a person’s trauma and their faith in God’s ability to fix it. Finally, we introduced the need for the third agent; a pastoral counselor or professional therapist. Today, we’ll take a look at how Jesus viewed a traumatized person. What’s more, we’ll see how all... Read more
Can God fix your trauma? If so, how does that work? Inquiring minds want to know! I certainly did. When I was about 10 years old, a friend from church said he had a question for me. It was a riddle of sorts. I nodded for him to proceed and he asked me this question: “Can God make a rock so big that he cannot move it? I answered, “Yes!” Then, “No?” Then, “Maybe.” Finally, “I don’t know.” I had... Read more
Trauma -“an emotional response to a terrible event.” Pandemic – “An epidemic of disease, or other health condition, that occurs over a widespread area (multiple countries or continents) and usually affects a sizeable part of the population” “You scream, I scream, we all scream, for ice cream!” That was our rallying cry when we were kids and wanted our favorite summer treat. Later, we learned to leave off the ice cream part of the chant. Now it’s just, you scream, I scream,... Read more
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