Funeral of My Independence So many funerals in the past several months. Funerals commemorating the end of physical lives. The end of hopes and dreams. And the end of relationships that leave a hole in our hearts. Funerals acknowledge that physical death is a painful...
Pause, Pray, Ponder, Proceed We’ve all experienced times when life throws us a curveball. Have you ever adopted the four P’s—pause, pray, ponder, proceed—in those situations? A friend shared this practice as a biblically wise method of approaching bumps in the...
Calling Out the Ugly Ugliness surrounds us. As much as we’d like to, we can’t escape it. The apostle Paul called Satan “the prince of the power of the air” (Eph. 2:2). As we look around, the evidence is overwhelming. Of course, if we could escape the ugliness out...
Finding God's Will - Part 2 Have you ever felt as if searching for God’s will is like a reluctant game of hide and seek as we hunt for elusive answers? In Part 1 last week, I explored whether we really want to know God’s will. The post closed with this question: Can...
6 Responses to Trouble Life’s not fair! Any doubts about this truth are quickly dispelled by our own experiences. There’s no denying life is becoming more difficult with each passing year. Inflation is destroying buying power. Politics is destroying...
Getting Rid of STUFF Getting Rid of STUFF I’ve been preparing for a move for the past 12 months after 25 years in the same home. And by preparation, I mean getting rid of stuff. I sold stuff. I gave away stuff. And I tossed more stuff. All that...
Going for Spiritual Gold Have you been impressed as you watch the winter Olympics athletes? Men and women who are “all in” to achieve excellence in their chosen field. Pushing their bodies to the limits of endurance, and sometimes even past those limits. Being...
The Greatest Command is the Greatest Challenge Quick—what’s the greatest command in the Bible? And what does the greatest command look like in our lives when we obey it? Matthew 22:37 records Jesus’s answer to the question, “Which is the greatest commandment in...
Perseverance in the Face of Obstacles “Size” is relative. The smaller we are, the larger everything else appears. Years ago, during a visit to my childhood church, I gazed in amazement at how tiny the classrooms were. I didn’t remember them being that small...
Growing in Grateful Dependence You’d think I’d learn by now. I mean, how many times do I have to experience the same lesson before I get it? This Thanksgiving season is a reminder for me to be grateful. And that gratitude is also related to a season of...
Funeral of My Independence So many funerals in the past several months. Funerals commemorating the end of physical...
Pause, Pray, Ponder, Proceed We’ve all experienced times when life throws us a curveball. Have you ever adopted...
Calling Out the Ugly Ugliness surrounds us. As much as we’d like to, we can’t escape it. The apostle Paul called Satan...