Tag: loneliness
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Promises for a Ruined Reputation
You may be reading this because you know the huge pain of a ruined reputation. The Bible doesn’t shy away from how difficult this experience is: Reproaches have broken my heart, so that I am in despair. I looked for pity, but there was none, and for comforters, but I found none. (Psalm 69:20) Here,…
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That Heaviness Feels True. It Isn’t.
Some days feel heavy.Everything feels bad—or just flat and pointless.Even small things feel pointless or too much to bear. And in those moments, it doesn’t just feel bad—it feels true. It isn’t. One in five adults in Manchester struggle with their mental health. That matters, because people and their experiences matter. But it also tells…
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Man City. God’s Goodness. Your Body.
Why would a Christian pastor start a football club? Whether it was the regular smell of blood and mud, or the festered boredom of mass unemployment, I don’t know. But in 1880 something moved the Reverend Arthur Connell, and a small group of volunteers in his church, to start St. Mark’s football club. East Manchester…
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You’re Allowed to Be Overwhelmed
Sometimes all you can do is cry. You can barely get through the day. Everything feels heavy. On days like this, your emotional collapse feels like failure. It feels like one more thing collapsing on top of everything else. But, feeling overwhelmed is not a failure. It’s not a sin. It’s not wrong. It’s something…