“The people remained at a distance, while Moses approached the thick darkness where God was.”- Exodus 20:21 In Chapter 9 (“Wandering in the Wilderness: God Is Still There”) of Wounded by God’s People, Anne Graham Lotz recalls a time in her life so spiritually dry and barren that oppression and darkness crushed her spirit. Even […]
“I remember my affliction. . . the bitterness and the gall. I well remember them, and my soul is downcast within me. Yet this I call to mind and therefore I have hope. Because of the Lord’s great love we are not consumed, for his compassions never fail.”- Lamentations 3:19-22 Anne Graham Lotz begins Chapter […]
“I am the vine, you are the branches. Whoever abides in me and I in him, he it is that bears much fruit, for apart from me you can do nothing. . . . By this my Father is glorified, that you bear much fruit and so prove to be my disciples.”- John 15: 5, […]
“Repent, then, and turn to God, so that your sins might be wiped out, that times of refreshing may come from the Lord.”- Acts 3:19 As Anne Graham Lotz concludes Chapter 6 of Wounded by God’s People, she states that the Bible describes Hagar’s turnaround as repentance. What is true for Hagar is true for […]
And he said, “Hagar, servant of Sarai, where have you come from and where are you going?” “I’m running away from my mistress Sarai,” she answered. Then the angel of the Lord told her, “Go back to your mistress . . . “-Genesis 16: 8-9 As Anne Graham Lotz continues her discussion of spiritual blind […]
“Why do you see the speck that is in your brother’s eye, but do not notice the log that is in your own eye?”- Matthew 7:3 In Chapter 6 of Wounded by God’s People, Anne Graham Lotz perceptively notes that the hurt feeling and injured pride provoked by our woundedness can distort our perspective and […]
Anne Graham Lotz begins Chapter 6 (“Spiritual Blind Spots: You are Missing the Obvious”) of Wounded by God’s People by telling us that her mother Ruth suffered from macular degeneration in her later years. At one point Ruth told Anne that all she could see when she looked at Anne was “a blank spot framed […]
The angel of the Lord found Hagar near a spring in the desert; it was the spring that is beside the road to Shur. And he said, “Hagar . . .”- Genesis 16:7-8 “Where can I go from your Spirit? Where can I flee from your presence?”- Psalm 139: 7 In Chapter 5 (“God Cares: […]
As Anne Graham Lotz begins Chapter 3 (“The Cycle of Pain: The Wounded Become Wounders”) of Wounded by God’s People, she comments that Abraham’s wife Sarah was a woman in pain. In turn, Sarah’s woundedness led her to wound others, especially Hagar. Hagar’s wounding happened because at some point Sarah came up with an ingenious-or so […]
In Chapter 3 (“The Cycle of Pain: The Wounded Become Wounders”) of Wounded by God’s People, Anne Graham Lotz recalls several childhood instances of wounding at the hands of God’s people. Yet, she notes, God grace enabled her to distinguish between His people and Himself. Since each painful experience repeatedly presented Anne with a choice- […]
“For as by a man came death, by man has come also the resurrection of the dead. For as in Adam all die, so also in Christ shall all be made alive.”- 1 Corinthians 15:21-22 For as long as I can recall, Good Friday has infused my soul with a heightened impact of Christ’s suffering […]
“And for her (Sarai’s) sake he(Pharaoh) dealt well with Abram, and he had sheep, oxen, male donkeys, male servants, female servants (Hagar), female donkeys, and camels.”-Genesis 12:16 Anne Graham Lotz begins Chapter 1 (“Loved by God on the Periphery”) of Wounded by God’s People by recalling a very painful church memory that occurred many years […]