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    The Response to Suffering

    The Response to Suffering

    On Sunday, January 17, my father, a minister, shared the following statement with his congregation. It so resonated with me that I wanted to share it with you.
    “We have wept this week as we have watched the devastation of the earthquake in Haiti. Reporters have wept as they tried to tell the story. There is no answer to the question, “Why?” All of our answers end up sounding just crazy.

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    The Unique Intersection

    The Unique Intersection

    I’m struck by life—how precious it is, how rich and how fleeting. Today I have a friend fighting leukemia, a young Mom facing a heart transplant and a friend remembering the anniversary of his teenage son’s death. Each of these are sobering reminders that life is precious and far too often I take that life for granted.

    There are those who say that death is a natural part of life, but I disagree. Death is not natural, it is the result of the fall. Death is the enemy but death has been defeated.