Blessings in Disguise Ever hear about a guy named Jabez? He was all the rage 25 years ago, or at least his prayer was all the rage. I’ve been praying a tweaked version of that prayer for years. And it centers around redefined blessings. Jabez and his now-famous...
Giving a Piece of My Brokenness “Different people need a different piece of your brokenness.”* I read this quote from country music singer Jo Dee Messina several times as the meaning and message sank into my spirit. A piece of my brokenness. Brokenness is not...
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...
Finding God's Will - Part 1 Many people wonder if they can know God’s will for certain. But before we can answer that, the first question we should ask is, Do we really want to know it? Searching for God’s will can feel like a reluctant game of hide and seek as...
What calling has God placed on your life? It might be to serve in a ministry in your church or start a new ministry in your community. Maybe it’s to teach your children about Christ. Perhaps it’s to write or speak. How do you support this calling on your life? How do...
Memory, Memorials, and Remembering Who are you without your memory? Or without the memory others have of you? Memory is a mysterious ability. It provides context. History. Connections with family and friends. Yet, memory is one of those abilities we rarely...
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...
Blessings in Disguise Ever hear about a guy named Jabez? He was all the rage 25 years ago, or at least his...
Giving a Piece of My Brokenness “Different people need a different piece of your brokenness.”* I read this...
Funeral of My Independence So many funerals in the past several months. Funerals commemorating the end of physical...