I know the Planner
I don’t know the plan. I really struggle with that. I don’t know what’s going to happen next in my life. I don’t know why my plans don’t work out. I don’t know why it’s all happening this way. Do you struggle with that too? Life so often doesn’t make sense at all. I don’t […]
Tired and frozen to the sword
Eleazar might be one of the most famous warriors in Israel whom we’ve never heard of. “As one of the three mighty warriors, [Eleazar] was with David when they taunted the Philistines gathered at Pas Dammim for battle. Then the Israelites retreated, but Eleazar stood his ground and struck down the Philistines till his hand […]
How to suffer well
How do you hold on to your faith in God when life is falling apart? When you feel alone at school or devastated after your husband’s death or confused by all the suffering God is allowing, how do you worship him still? Job knows. After losing all 11,500 of his animals and all 10 of […]
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 […]
Grab a towel
Since the dawn of time, man’s most “Frequently Asked Questions” have been 1) Who am I? 2) Where am I going? and 3) What should I do? Or, if you’ve ever heard these questions asked by your mom, it may have sounded like this: 1) Who do you think you are, mister? 2) Just where […]
Prove the devil wrong
Satan’s annual resolution is to erase the love out of our relationship with God. He is more than okay with us believing that God exists (even demons believe that). He is cool with a contractual view of God (do good works and God will do you good). What he can’t stand, however, is when we […]
Fresh and green
“It is good to praise the Lord and make music to your name, O Most High, proclaiming your love in the morning and your faithfulness at night. For you make me glad by your deeds, Lord. … The righteous will flourish like a palm tree, they will grow like a cedar of Lebanon; planted in […]