This episode is particularly personal to me.
"Joy" is not a primary Winslow trait. Hard work, honesty, responsibility, service to others...these are virtues I know well. And to the degree that the Bible calls Christians to "rejoice," I did my best to be optimistic for Jesus (whatever that means). Often what it really meant was biting my tongue less and less effectively as other Christians exhorted people in suffering to trust that "God has a plan" (as though this insight renders grief and pa...
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