Posts tagged “Encouragement”
Praise him in the hallway
When someone shuts a door in your face, it’s unpleasant. Momentum is broken. Communication is shut down. What to do? Pound on the door…
Cabin fever
Winter in the north is hard on machinery and people. Winter stops being crisp really fast. Ice-cold things grind slowly if they grind at…
God isn’t scared—even when we are
A few years ago, I had a hard conversation that upended my world. The grief I felt was immense. There was a real fear…
Preparing for the storm
My Florida friends spent last week preparing for Hurricane Ian. Some reinforced windows in their homes. Another packed up a bunch of her possessions…
The beauty on the other side of pain
One of my dearest friends is a potter. She wasn’t always. In truth, it’s what she turned to after a grueling season of chemo…
Good or bad advice?
Life can be complicated, and some decisions put a lot at stake. It’s during those times that you often turn to the advice of…
Stand
Around 11 p.m. on Christmas Day in 1776, George Washington and his troops famously crossed the Delaware River (looking as gallant as all the…
When you’ve been hacked
On Facebook it’s easy to tell when your friend’s account has been hacked. You go from seeing family photos and funny stories to being…
How I came to (a deeper) faith in Jesus
I inherited Christianity. That is to say, I was raised in a Christian household, went to Sunday worship, and attended Christian schools. My life…
Hold on to the reality of hope
The war in Ukraine adds one more item on our two-year list of collective crises. There is no need for me to rehash all…
The Lord will be your confidence
The Israelite army was afraid. In fact, King “Saul and all the Israelites were dismayed and terrified” (1 Samuel 17:11) because of the giant…
Rest and grow in God’s Word
“So then, just as you received Christ Jesus as Lord, continue to live your lives in him, rooted and built up in him, strengthened…