Masking pain doesn’t heal it any faster; it actually slows it down and stunts your rehabilitation.

Levi Lusko (b. 1982), Pastor und Buchautor

Source: Through the Eyes of a Lion: Facing Impossible Pain, Finding Incredible Power (über goodreads, Wortlaut nicht gegengeprüft)

Topics: Suffering & the Question of God, Illness & Weakness, Wisdom & Understanding

Occasions: Comfort, For Reflection

Levi Lusko

Levi Lusko ist ein US-amerikanischer evangelikaler Pastor und Autor, der 2007 die Fresh Life Church im Bundesstaat Montana gründete. Er wurde vor allem durch Bücher und Predigten bekannt, die Themen wie persönliche Trauer, psychische Gesundheit und christliche Lebensführung in einer modernen Alltagssprache behandeln. Heutigen Bibellesern vermittelt er praxisorientierte und seelsorgliche Zugänge zur Schrift, wobei Kritiker mitunter eine Überbetonung motivationaler Elemente gegenüber theologischer Tiefe bemängeln.

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