I’ve grown up with the mentality that every problem is solvable but I’ve been forced to reconsider my position. Does that offend you? I can promise you it’s been offensive to me! Over the last few months, I’ve sat and listened as many people have told me their stories. Some here in my own home, others over the internet, and still others abroad on my travels. Here’s what I’ve discovered: Some problems are not going to be solved in a way any of us find satisfactory. They’re either too big or too complex. There’s just no solution. So where does that leave us?

Jonathan PuddleDecember 3, 2019pain, loneliness, God's love, healing Comments

How to forgive Bill Cosby

I don't want to live in a world where Bill Cosby is a rapist. But neither did Andrea Constand, or anyone else he assaulted, and they weren't given the choice. So here we are, trying to figure out how to say to all of the Bill Cosbys in our lives, "You have wounded me, I cannot trust you, you are not safe... but you owe me nothing. I release you to a higher authority. The devil will not have the last laugh out of your choice to wound me. I am walking away in freedom. You are forgiven."

Jonathan PuddleApril 27, 2018forgiveness, bill cosby, pain, trauma Comments

Pain for the Gift

You carry within you great gifts, gifts that the world needs. Gifts that can only be brought into the world through great pain. Are you willing to endure the pain of waiting, the pain of maturation, the pain of character development, the pain of rejection, so that the gift you carry can be brought forth into the world?

You can learn to love yourself the same way God loves you. Start today.