Richard Rohr speaks about there being two halves to life. In order to successfully enter the second half it requires a stripping of much of what you’ve worked hard to achieve.

When we experience a setback we often fear the worsts case scenario… losing everything. But Richard Rohr helps us to see that losing everything can bring freedom.

Sometimes our failures lead us to feel like God is against us… like we can’t win. But God is for us. Here is a story from the Bible that illustrates this idea.

When you’ve experienced a setback it’s easy to feel abandoned by God. But all exiles come to an end. God shows up to restore you.

When you have a need that no one wants to meet it can cause anger. That anger can deepen your sense of loss and exile.

Experiencing and recovering from a deep loss brings mixed emotions. In this post we hear from the mother whose son is recovering from a brain tumor.

This post continues the series looking at how to overcome a setback. Today we look at the anger that comes from experiencing a tragic event.

There are many experiences that can cause a setback in our lives (exile). One of them is being invalidated by people in power. This post looks at the anger produced in us from being invalidated.

Many people get stuck in anger because they are unaware of the secondary losses associated with their anger. This post explores secondary losses.

Research has shown that journaling helps people to recover from loss and trauma. Is it possible that it might help you to heal as well?

A setback, coupled with loss, is what leads to exile. There are three main emotions associated with setback and loss. Don’t run from them. Embrace them to learn what God wants to show you about yourself.

There are many types of setbacks and losses in life that can lead to a sense of exile. I list eight types in this post. What led to your exile?

When we experience a setback (exile), rather than learn from it, we often run from it. But embracing the pain is the way through the pain to a place of transformation.

Life is filled with losses. These losses can send you into “exile,” a setback. And when you decide to follow God and his ways there may be more losses as you say good-bye to a former life.

When you’ve suffered a severe setback in life (exile), it’s easy to feel alone, like this has never happened to anyone else. But the Bible shows that exile is more the norm than the exception.

If you’ve suffered a major setback and feel like you are wandering in a wilderness, that is an exile. It may seem like punishment or a waste of time, but God has a purpose for it.

There are various reasons why a person will end up in exile (a setback). It might be their fault, but not necessarily. This post looks at five reasons you might be in exile.

When you’ve experienced a devastating setback (exile) it fills you with a variety of emotions, from depression to disillusionment. In this post I share five emotions of my exiles.

There are many reasons for winding up in exile: divorce, betrayal, financial loss, etc. In this post I mention five ways I ended up in exile, mostly due to bad church experiences.

Everyone faces change. We often resist it our of fear. But some change is inevitable. Here are five ways to process the change that comes your way.