What’s Next For Broken & Mended’s Chronic Illness Support Ministry?
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Blog Posts
How Chronic Illness Affects the Family
I’m reading Emily Maurit’s book Two Sisters and a Brain Tumour about her experience watching her sister go through the discovery, surgery, and recovery from…
Don’t Rush To Easter Sunday
I am writing this post on Holy Saturday, a day that is engulfed by the anguish of Good Friday the day before and the victory of Easter the day after.
Conversation With Esther Smith
Esther has been a friend of our ministry for several years. She even contributed a chapter to our Leader’s Guide (session guide for support groups). Esther battles chronic pain and…
Conversation with Emily Maurits
An interview with Emily Maurits: “I was convicted that if I knew God to be good and kind (which I did) I had no choice but to trust that he was doing something through this situation, and wasn’t sending it just to bring suffering.”
Podcast: In the Seams
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Chronic Pain, Career, and Family Life: A Conversation with Timothy Gunnells
Professor and minister Timothy Gunnells shares his journey with chronic pain and its impact on his family life and career and how his faith has sustained him through his worse…
51 minutes
Surgery, Chronic Conditions, and The Christian Mindset
Reflections from David Heflin on the eve of surgery concerning what the Christian attitude should be toward medical care and expensive interventions in the midst of a land where we…
27 minutes
Conversation With Jessye Wilden
Trigger Warning: This episode deals with a real-life story of homicide and suicide. If you have experienced trauma in you own life, please proceed with caution. Jessye Wilden, author of…
52 minutes
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