Grief Unmasked
Refusing to sanitize losses. Honest reflections on mourning, lament, and the raw weight of war-shaped sorrow.
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Vulnerability: leadership that does not hide its wounds, and restoration that does not pretend at healing
Address at the conference of Ukrainian Evangelical Theological Seminary, “Wounded Leadership: Challenges and Paths of Restoration.” 22–23 May 2026, Pushcha-Vodytsia, Ukraine. Let me begin not with a thesis, but with a question that, I suspect, has long lived in each of us. When the risen Christ passed through the locked doors to His disciples in… Continue reading
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Вразливість: лідерство, яке не приховує ран, і відновлення, яке не вдає зцілення
Виступ на конференції Української євангельської теологічної семінарії «Зранене лідерство: виклики та шляхи відновлення»22-23 травня 2026 р., Пуща Водиця, Україна. Дозвольте почати не з тези, а з запитання, яке, підозрюю, вже давно живе в кожному з нас. Коли воскреслий Христос пройшов через зачинені двері до учнів у кімнату і сказав: «Мир вам», чому і навіщо Він… Continue reading
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On hatred, lament, and the right to grieve [part 9]
[In English] #BeingHuman. #BrutalHonesty. Not as a matter of justification, but as a matter of clarification to our friends and partners outside of Ukraine on hatred, lament, and the right to grieve during the ongoing full-scale Russian war… non-evangelical reflections… We, in Ukraine, often hear the question: how are Ukrainian Christians dealing with hatred? This… Continue reading
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A Theology of Grief from Ukraine’s Holy Saturday
On Wednesday, March 12, 2025, I participated in the International Seminar and Discussion “Elaborating a Theology of Grief: Ecumenical Commitment” organized by the Institute of Ecumenical Studies at Ukrainian Catholic University with support from Kerk in Actie. I presented alongside distinguished speakers from various Christian denominations, including Rev. Rodger Murchison (Baptist minister and author from… Continue reading
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Between lament and hope…
#BeingHuman. Between lament and hope… Meditations from the Desert of Anxiety… When peacetime theologies shatter… “Fear not, for I am with you; Be not dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you, Yes, I will help you, I will uphold you with My righteous right hand’” (Isaiah 41:10). How easy it was to… Continue reading
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Нарікання чи довіра? «База» Виходу для України…
Україна бореться за свободу від “червоного терору”. Попри страждання і спокуси нарікати, Господь кличе нас до довіри. Його присутність всюди. Молімося, наближаймо перемогу та відродження. Тримаймося Бога – побачимо Його славу над вільною Україною. Пустеля тимчасова, Ханаан вічний. Continue reading
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Grieving is not…. in the shadows of war…
War devastates not only the landscapes of our country but the landscapes of our human lives as well, leaving ruin and suffering behind – the broken windows and roofs of our souls, their very walls. Grieving is not a disease that needs to be cured; it belongs to our existential experience on the Silent Planet.… Continue reading
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We Postpone Our Grief
Kherson reflections on postponing our grief… We postpone our grief. The war will end for those who are outside of Ukraine. But it will continue for and in those civilians who went through it in Ukraine – traumatized, from the bombings at the front line near Kherson or Bakhmut to the sleepless nights under air-raid… Continue reading
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