Quick answer: As children, we make sense of pain by reaching conclusions about ourselves, such as “I’m behind,” “I don’t belong,” or “I’m not enough.” Those conclusions often stay with us into adulthood, and a present-day rejection can trigger the same old feelings. Hagar’s story in Genesis 16 shows that […]
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We think our lives have a strength to them, but remove a few Jenga pegs, experience a shock, and we can easily topple to the stress. So we build with each other and find new resilience. A couple of mornings ago, my son said “Nice Jenga Dad.” I was puzzled […]