The Mudderites
Romans 5:3 And not only that we boast in our sufferings, knowing that suffering produces endurance, and endurance builds character, and character produces hope, and hope does not disappoint us.
I used these verses from Romans as one of the scriptures at my ordination service in January. Much of what these verses say has rang true in my own life and also in my work as a therapist and pastor. We grow in times of suffering and trial. We may not like it and certainly this does not mean we are to seek it out, but when hard times hit, if we have some trusted others around us, it can be and will be growth producing Read more →