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Philip Bliss

The Pursuit of Suffering

February 15, 2013 by David Leave a Comment

I watched the grainy, blocky video in silence. My friend was singing “Land ­slide” and I felt a cer ­tain taut ­ness in my eye ­brows and a pecu ­liar heavi ­ness in the cor ­ners of my mouth. By now it had become a famil ­iar feel ­ing, this phys ­i ­cal expres ­sion of  sorrow. Can the child within my heart rise above Can I sail through the chang ­ing ocean tides Can I han ­dle the sea ­sons of my  life?” ~Fleet ­wood Mac, “Land ­slide,” The Dance, 1997 Sonia Lee '06, whose mel ­low and res ­o ­nant voice was … [Read more...] about The Pursuit of Suffering

Filed Under: Christ and the Academy, Health Care Tagged With: death, Fleetwood Mac, henri nouwen, lent, leukemia, medical school, Philip Bliss, redemptive healthcare, resurrection, sickness, Suffering

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