How Can I Deal with this Emotional Pain?
Remember that line from “M*A*S*H? Margaret was terrified by the shelling and she said, “I don’t like being afraid. It scares me!” I think we can all relate to that! We can also relate to something like this: “I don’t like pain. It hurts.” Yes, it does. And it also scares us.
Why Pain?
We are not one-part beings. This means each part experiences a different type of pain. These can usually be classified as physical pain and emotional pain. They can also be named as body versus soul pain, since the soul comprises the mind, will, and emotions. Do we also have spiritual pain? I believe the…
Separation from God
“My God, My God, why have You forsaken me?” These haunting words of anguish send chills to my spine. From a medical standpoint, I understand a lot about how much physical pain Jesus suffered for us. Crucifixion was torture to the entire body: Nerves pierced by nails in the wrists. The brachial plexus…
Should a Christian Have Pain?
I finished reading “The Problem of Pain” by C.S. Lewis last week. What inspiration! He expounds on animal versus human pain, on heaven and hell, and on the fact that our fallen world is a place of pain. We live surrounded by it. We experience it. Unfortunately, we’ve also often been misled by ministers who…