pain
We need a more robust theology of holy delight
Christianity is not only about pain and death. It’s about life and joy.
Trauma and embodiment
Hillary McBride draws on psychology and theology to encourage us to befriend our bodies.
Looking back at my ministry from hospice care
My feet hurt. To distract myself, I'm recalling my professional failures.
A body in pain navigates the world
Poet Molly McCully Brown’s memoir of life with cerebral palsy
Living with chronic pain without asking why
When I’m simply present to my own pain, I learn to be present to others’ pain, too.
How people deal with pointless suffering
Scott Samuelson considers seven responses to the age-old mystery.
How the American opioid crisis got so big
Two journalists unpack the history, the scale of the epidemic, and who’s to blame
The government needs to address the opioid crisis—and that takes money
It's not enough to restrict the supply of pills. We need long-term treatment for people who are addicted, and we need to pay for it.
Dying in Oregon: A critical look at death with dignity
Brittany Maynard's story is compelling—but not typical. Basing policy on cases like hers can be dangerous to the people the policy affects.
Hope for hurting bodies
The story goes that God got a body. I’ve often pondered the relationship between incarnation and pain.
Solidarity in pain
There is no denying that in today’s world a culture of loneliness and isolation plagues individuals of every age, race and socioeconomic status. Although the church provides a sacred community that may help combat this loneliness, even the most devout believers have, at one time or another, questioned how or even if God is present in their suffering.
Pain by number
Pain is so attention-getting that it can put you on a planet all by yourself, where your face is the only face you see above the number that best describes your hurt.