Nicole Martin

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  • A lesson from our black brothers and sisters: Grief doesn’t have the last word, hope does

    A lesson from our black brothers and sisters: Grief doesn’t have the last word, hope does

    Two years ago, as I sought to process George Floyd’s death and the nation’s reactions to it, I reflected with several friends about the grief we were all feeling. What do we do with it? We mused into the night. This Black History Month — as we navigate the COVID-19 pandemic, racial injustice, and national division — we are still asking ourselves the same question.

  • 3 Steps to handle trauma

    3 Steps to handle trauma

    Trauma is simply a wound of the heart. Too much trauma can happen to any heart, at any time, and in any space. There is only so much emotional pain that can exist below the surface before it simply becomes too much for us to bear.

  • God's church needs to lament until justice waters roll

    God's church needs to lament until justice waters roll

    In times like these, the language of lament from God’s Word echoes through my soul. God’s people and those who claim Christ as Lord understand that grief and loss, frustration and pain are consistent throughout Scripture.

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