Connecting Point: Golgotha - An Empty, Empty Place

I often have conversations with people struggling with life’s complexities. Particularly this last year, people have brought loss of health to me. But over time, I think, lost relationships are the most baffling. Yet, in this, I’m often encouraged by the person’s resilience. A week, or sometimes much later, the person tells me that they’ve met with encouragement.

We all need encouragement, and I’m always relieved and grateful to God that things have improved. Pastors, I think, are generally in a position to experience deep changes in people. One thing about people, we are all hard...