The Scorn of Those Who Are at Ease
Psalm 123 names the mockery of people who are comfortable, the kind that costs the mocker nothing and stays with you for weeks. A reflection on casual contempt, and the one thing the psalm asks for.
The Mark That Speaks First
A label saves people the trouble of learning you. It carries the ending and none of the years that led there. For anyone introduced by the worst word in their story, and for the God who renames rather than argues with the facts.
What Your Worst Year Left in Your Hands
You sat near the back and hoped nobody would ask how you were doing. Whatever everyone else carried in, your hands were empty. But the comfort that reached you where you were sinking is the one that you can offer to others.
The Limp You Preach From Now
Jacob met God at the river and walked away blessed and limping, both in the same grip. For anyone facing an unwanted divorce and wondering whether a wounded man can still lead, the limp does not disqualify. It relocates the calling.
In Praise of the Clumsy Friend
A friend sits in your living room and does not know what to say. The silence gets heavy. You may walk away thinking they failed you. They did not. AI or a chatbot have better words, but they will never walk into the room.
Truth and Grace and Time
Think of the times someone tried to help and made it worse. Psalm 85:10 shows why. Truth without grace crushes. Grace without truth abandons you in a comfortable place. And both, without time, still wound. Real help holds all three.
The Wounded Guide
The believers the church has often considered disqualified are the ones the church most needs to lead. The risen Christ kept his wounds. The scars are the credential. Part five of Radical Hospitality: Creating Room for Mental Wellness.
Suffering Is Not Punishment
Many Christians with mental illness carry a quiet equation — this is happening because I have done something wrong. The Bible refuses that equation. Jesus refused it. Part four of Radical Hospitality: Creating Room for Mental Wellness.
The Sanctuary Outside the Building
There is a person in your church who is no longer in your church. They have not left the faith. They have left the building. These are not the same thing. Part three of Radical Hospitality: Creating Room for Mental Wellness.
