How do you know God loves you?
When you are in unspeakable pain, it is natural to question the love of God. If God has the power to end your pain, then why doesn’t he do something? Your mom dies young or you battle depression for years or your marriage ends despite your desire to keep fighting or you can’t conceive after […]
Let’s bring back Easter
I feel bad for Easter. They say that Christmas and Easter are the two biggest days for Christianity, but compared to Christmas, Easter is pretty missable. When’s the last time you had an office Easter party? or fought for a parking spot at the mall on Easter weekend? or argued about whether you could play […]
Choose your hard wisely
I’m not usually a fan of inspirational quotes, but this one has stuck with me: “Life will never be easy. It will always be hard. But we can choose our hard.” It lingers in my mind because it speaks of a necessary but seldom-heard truth. Inspirational quotes typically are made as motivators to grow self-love, […]
Blessing our socks off
We have a big dog who is about seven years old and loves nothing better than to beg for scraps of food at our little breakfast table. No matter what we are eating, she sits patiently at our elbows, staring up at us through doleful eyes … forever hopeful. When we cook bacon or gravy, […]
God doesn’t care (and that’s good news!)
Does God want you to rent an apartment or buy a house? Does he prefer you stay at your current job or look for a new one? Is his will that you retire at 65 or 75? There are a thousand questions that fall into this same category, that is, personal decisions the Bible doesn’t […]
Keep reading
Many people who love Jesus love to quote Romans 8:28: “And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose.” I mean, why wouldn’t we love words that bring so much comfort and peace and remind us that God is […]
God’s protection
“Whoever dwells in the shelter of the Most High will rest in the shadow of the Almighty. I will say of the Lord, ‘He is my refuge and my fortress, my God, in whom I trust’” (Psalm 91:1,2). Words like refuge and fortress in Bible passages can sometimes slip past us. Perhaps we’ve heard them […]
God provides
It’s amazing how God provides in moments when we feel bleak and hopeless. This happens in both big and small ways. Sometimes it’s the small ways that astonish me the most. One afternoon my dryer stopped working. I was stressed, as it was the third large appliance to quit working in our house that week. […]