Tuesday Reflections: The Problem of Pain

I’d like to begin the New Year with a series of reflections. I’ll post a new reflection every Tuesday for the next two or three months. I hope you’ll join the community of folks walking this road together.

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“I am a southern male, and so all of this talk about pain, frayed nerves, poisoned souls, and therapists is somewhat difficult. Acquaintances, especially my more metropolitan ones,...