suffering

Limiting Circumstances Make for Great Opportunities

By | 2018-06-21T06:29:00+00:00 July 12th, 2015|Introduction, Multiple Sclerosis, Relationship with God, Relationship with Self|

   Leading up to my diagnosis of Multiple Sclerosis, my ability to stand unassisted and walk had deteriorated greatly. After over a year of symptoms, I submitted to them and saw a doctor which resulted in my diagnosis. In addition to diagnosing me, the doctor prescribed a series of steroid infusions to help “cool off” [...]

Coping with Abandonment

By | 2018-06-21T06:29:01+00:00 June 15th, 2015|Relationship with Family, Relationship with Sufferer|

   One of the challenges sufferers face after they are diagnosed and disability begins to rear its ugly head is the treatment they receive from those closest to them. In many respects one expects “outsiders” not to “get it,” but when friends, family, and co-workers don’t, it hurts. The sadness derived by the sudden change [...]

Providence and Suffering in the Old and New Testaments by Edmund F. Sutcliffe

By | 2018-06-21T06:29:01+00:00 June 15th, 2015|Buy, Introduction, Resources|

   Providence and Suffering in the Old and New Testament is a wonderful, one-hundred and sixty-nine page book that brings its readers on a concise journey through the Old and New Testament teachings on the providence of God and suffering.  This book was written in 1953 by Edmund F. Sutcliffe, who was a professor of [...]

A Website & Me

By | 2018-06-21T06:29:01+00:00 June 9th, 2015|Allow Me to Introduce Myself|

   Maybe you have read my first two introductory blog posts, then again, maybe you haven’t (category, Allow me to introduce myself). If you haven’t, allow me to summarize them for you: I am a Christian minister who was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis (2014) and has decided to launch a web-based ministry focused on those [...]

Christianity & Me

By | 2018-06-21T06:29:01+00:00 June 8th, 2015|Allow Me to Introduce Myself|

   Christianity has been an important part of my life for as long as I can remember. My parents took me to worship services every Sunday growing up, barring some illness or unusual circumstance (1 Cor. 16:2). They taught me that Christianity is practical and useful in every aspect of life (2 Pet. 1:3) and [...]

Multiple Sclerosis & Me

By | 2018-06-21T06:29:02+00:00 June 5th, 2015|Allow Me to Introduce Myself|

    I was introduced to Multiple Sclerosis many years ago when my aunt was diagnosed with the disease. I was too young to fully appreciate the significance of her diagnosis, but I remember feeling the sadness among adult family members as we walked tirelessly through the rain in an effort to raise money for Multiple [...]