I’ve been dealing with vertigo – wicked stuff! – and the fear that goes along with it.  Fill in the blank for yourself with the name of your trial, suffering, sin… “I have been dealing with _________ and it’s nasty.”  The Psalms teach us to grieve our circumstances first and talk to God in our fears.

The Pacers’ star point guard, Tyrese Haliburton, suffered a torn right Achilles tendon during Game 7 of the NBA Finals.  He underwent surgery but the injury is expected to sideline him for the entire 2025-2026 season.   Everyone’s Facebook posts said to him, “You Got This!”…”you’ll be healed soon and be back on the court.”  But wait, let’s look at it from his perspective.  For almost all of his 25 years he has played basketball and been “All World” on the court.  Now what?  The first thing to do is to lament his situation, then he can move on to working on his inner man while his outer self is healing. Continue reading →