Life’s Challenges
Jesus said, “In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world.” We have a Savior who knows our struggles and knows our pain, and he will give us the strength to persevere and trust his will for us.
Living with loss: A spouse
Do you have the idea that your life as a Christian is just going to get better and better? That one by one your…
The problem with coping mechanisms
Each day seems to bring a new announcement or policy concerning the pandemic that challenges our normal way of life. At the church where…
Wiping away our tears
In the movie Inside Out, when Riley’s family moves from Minnesota to San Francisco, Riley is miserable. The whole point of the movie is…
Who is your real enemy?
In the book Catching Fire, Katniss, a tribute, is about to enter the arena for the second time when her mentor, Haymitch, offers some…
Finding your balance
I’m not usually a sucker for YouTube videos, but I watched one recently that showed a number of older gentlemen standing on a giant…
Living with loss: Your wealth
Nobody is immune from financial disaster. It can happen in so many ways—expensive health catastrophe, protracted loss of income to the family breadwinner, bad…
Where are you, Lord?
How you can you live with the disconnect? You know what I mean—the gap between what God’s Word promises you and what you see…
God makes our sufferings work for us
Nobody escapes suffering. We are all hurting to some degree right now . . . some of us are in terrible pain. But do…
Bitter setbacks
History when written by amateurs can always be made to look inevitable. Earnest college essays often include phrases like “the North was destined to…
Respect is better than money
It is interesting to hear King Solomon talk about money. On the one hand, you’d think he was in no position to talk about…
It’s okay to build wealth
The economic stress of the last decade or two has taken a toll on us all. Everyone suffered losses in the last ten years….
A perfectly good faith
“To the faithful you show yourself faithful” (Psalm 18:25). When I was counseling Christian teenagers, some troubling concerns brought them to my office. Concerns…