Onward, Upward, and Further In

This past Sunday, my husband preached a sermon from Philippians 3:1-11.  He doesn't preach often.  Our family's capacity for much ministry is greatly depleted.  But this particular sermon is the fruit of long years of deep suffering - over a decade of deep darkness and struggle in our family.  If you've suffered various trials, I hope you will take a listen.  I hope you will be encouraged, and I hope you will seek Christ. I have been deeply blessed and ministered to by his meditations! You can find the link at the bottom of this entry! In 2011, our lives went sideways in a number of catastrophic ways.  The repercussions remain with us now.  We lived in constant fear of the next catastrophic event to undo us.  Around every corner was always another real danger or harm to threaten us.   This long, dark season of our lives was deeply isolating.  We both wondered if people were afraid that drawing near to us would result in catastrophe landi...