You Can Be Joyful & Sorrowful Simultaneously
We can assume our emotions arrive one at a time—sadness first, then joy once the sorrow passes. But Scripture paints a more complex picture: we can be “grieving, yet always rejoicing.” In embracing both joy and sorrow, we open ourselves to the presence of God and others in a more honest, healing way.
Are You Grieving Well?
Henry Cloud once defined grief as “accepting the reality of what is.” In this post, I make a case for why we have to grieve well and the benefits that flow out of grieving well.