Posts tagged “Doubt”
Be bold!
When it comes to common phobias, what do you think ranks toward the top? . . . It’s the fear of public speaking. Speaking…
Arise and shine. God is here!
Christmas joy and Christmas grief are the unavoidable extremes of Christmas. Parents of young children, the healthy, and those who have successfully had more…
Reflecting on kids and crisis during Christmas
I recently attended a seminar held in my city about mental health, suicide, and crisis prevention. The statistics and stories from my part of…
Christianity and mental health
Last December, Gallup reported that our country’s mental health was as low as it has ever been since they started gathering data in 2001….
Something to give
I remember the exact date, time, and where I was when things started going downhill for our family this fall. We all experience it…
In a world of conspiracies, how do you find the truth?
The Netflix documentary The Social Dilemma was prophetic. Granted it is ironic that Netflix produced a movie that bashed addictive media that removes people…
Idolatry seems to work
It’s not too hard to mock the Israelites for their seemingly endless fascination with worshiping Baal, the storm god of the Canaanites, and his…
Ordinary isn’t bad
Nothing about me in high school screamed “popular.” I mean, you only have to look at pictures of my hair and ask about my…
Playing catch with God
Would you like to make the most of your time in prayer? Are you looking for ways to communicate with God that are thoughtful…
You are not defeated
Do you ever feel defeated before you even get out of bed? The headlines from the day before or struggles of friends and families,…
God’s judgment timetable
One of the sad features of our broken lives on a broken planet is that justice is often murky and delayed and sometimes seems…
Sandcastles
“Everyone who hears these words of mine and does not put them into practice is like a foolish man who built his house on…