No Healing Without Pain
There is no healing without first acknowledging the pain. Pain does serve a purpose, but with our human eyes and mindset, we have limited vision. We’re unable to see past the physical, the natural, the feasible. Unable to understand the “why.” Why did “x” happen? Why didn’t “x” happen? Why are things this way? Why…
God Is With Us
Tomorrow. Next week. 2024. The future. Uncertain. Unknown. Unsettling. Who can know what tomorrow will bring? Who can know what lies in store in 2024? You wonder, you ponder, you predict what may come—the good, the bad, the in between. You try to prepare, you set your goals, your faith rises, hope soaring high. But…
The God Who Hears Me: Thoughts on Thanksgiving
2023 isn’t over yet, but around Thanksgiving, I begin to reflect on the year – the ups, the downs, the good, and the bad. This year’s been a mixed bag for me, honestly. I’ve had a lot of wonderful times with people I love, and God has shown me things and blessed me in ways…
Sand or Stone
This blog post is adapted from the notes of a past Midweek lesson of the same title. I had a lot of different plans for my life growing up. I wanted to be a vet, a photographer, an investigative journalist, a disaster relief specialist, a lawyer, a writer, an editor, a teacher. No matter what…
Greedy or Giving?
Mine. It’s one of the first words we understand as children. From the moment we begin to understand the concept of possession, selfishness becomes part of our nature. No, you can’t have that toy. That’s mine. No, I don’t want to share it with them. It’s mine. Not to piggyback on a cliché, but —…
About Using Your Talents for God
You’ve probably heard the parable of the talents many times. In Matthew 25, we read that a master gave talents to his three servants. One servant had five talents, one had two, and one had one. Mr. Five Talents put them to good use and became Mr. Ten Talents. Mr. Two Talents did the same…
About Time
Time. We wonder why we don’t have much, but then we don’t do much with what we have. Waiting. Wasting. Watching. Playing. Games. Shopping. Hobbies. YouTube. Sports. Movies. Music. Twitter. Books. IG. FB. Tik Tok. Tick tock. Time’s up. Look around. Now what? Night falls. Day’s gone. Sink’s still full. Washer’s loaded. Work’s not done.…
Why You Should Show Mercy
You did it. You did the thing. You did the thing you knew was wrong. You did the thing you knew was wrong, and yet you did it anyway. Why? Why’d you do it? Why’d you do it when you knew it was wrong? Because it made you feel good? Lashing out, getting revenge, making…
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