Posts tagged “Perseverance”
Stop looking for a savior
Elon Musk just bought Twitter. Some are decrying this development because they don’t like a billionaire having so much control over this app. Others…
A perspective on problems
Life is full of problems. It seems for every one issue that gets resolved there are two more frustrating dilemmas that pop up. The…
Let’s talk about sex (and God)
“So, what did your parents teach you about sex?” one of my friends asked a mutual friend as we devoured pizza on his back…
The spiritual-but-not-religious experiment
Do you know someone who is “spiritual but not religious”? After witnessing a thousand sex and/or stealing scandals and overhearing a million petty fights…
Confronting manipulators
This week on Time of Grace, Pastor Mike cleared up a common misconception. When Jesus said, “Where two or three gather in my name,…
How can I trust God with everything going on right now?
Are you someone who’s skeptical of God right now? Maybe you catch the news and wonder how he could allow all the messes we’re…
The devil divides
Usually crisis brings people together. I remember speaking with a distant relative who fought in WWII. He said that during the war, the whole…
Spread peace
I’m out of toilet paper. This is ridiculous. I don’t even understand why people are hoarding toilet paper, but now I’m regretting that time…
Sins of the sons
I know about pain that doesn’t go away. I wrote a book about it. I’m writing about it again, but not because of my…
How to switch from reacting to preventing suicide
I met her at the airport. Within a few minutes, the woman told me, “I’ve been at two funerals in the past two months—and…
An ode to the guy from the bathroom
I wish you would’ve met Charles. I assumed it was going to be a normal airport bathroom stop, squeezing my carry-on into the stall…
What I learned from “The Sex Talks”
This past October, I talked in church about sex. For four straight weeks. If you’re doing the sermon math, that was over two hours…