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Find Your Identity in God, Not Your Suffering

By Filings on Tue, 07/29/25
Christian Living
Victimhood
Suffering
Christian Mind

“We live in a time when we are defined as disabled, bipolar, alcoholic, ADHD, victims of lupus, cancer, Parkinson’s disease, and nearly everything else. Our condition easily becomes our primary reference point. I am an insulin-dependent diabetic, but my disease doesn’t define me.” - Randy Alcorn

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Topics: Christian Mind, American Culture, Victimhood
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  • Why are perceptions of the Church so far from the reality?
  • Is There Such a Thing as a “Sin of Empathy?”
  • The trouble with perpetual victimhood
  • Rich Men North of Richmond: The Trouble with Outrage Anthems

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