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The Peace of Paul: “What has happened… has actually resulted in…”
Read more: The Peace of Paul: “What has happened… has actually resulted in…”“And I pray this: that your love will keep on growing in knowledge and every kind of discernment, so that you can determine what really matters and can be pure and blameless in the day of Christ, to the glory and praise of God.” –Philippians 1:9-11 As we dive into the letter to the Philippians,…
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Stress and Frustration: The Accompaniments of Greatness
Read more: Stress and Frustration: The Accompaniments of GreatnessDavid was deemed “a man after God’s own heart” in 1 Samuel 13:14. Yet reading through the psalms, we get to know David as a man who knew much frustration. Much agony. Much stress. “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me? Why are you so far from my deliverance and from my…
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Did God Tell Me That?: Discerning God’s Voice
Read more: Did God Tell Me That?: Discerning God’s VoiceHow do I know if God is the One speaking to me? Is it His voice I’m hearing? Or others? Or just my own? How do I know the difference? There are many instances I’ve struggled to know if I’m hearing from God or not. There are times when I am confident in what…
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Don’t be Mad at God
Read more: Don’t be Mad at GodLately I’ve felt mad at God. And in feeling guilty about it, I figured I should forgive…because I’m usually of the mindset that if I am mad at someone then I should forgive them. Easier said than done sometimes, I know. But I know it makes me feel better. But then I thought… What the…
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It’s been a Bad Day…So that…
Read more: It’s been a Bad Day…So that…The apostle Paul knew what it was like to have a bad day. Shipwrecked, thrown in prison, flogged, beaten, stoned, in danger from people, in danger from nature, hungry, thirsty, cold, weak… You can read about his perils in 2 Corinthians 11:23-33. Paul learned something about his perils. His most profound statement in all of…
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Finding Meaning in Trials
Read more: Finding Meaning in TrialsThe apostle Paul knew what it was like to experience trials. To have a bad day. Shipwrecked, thrown in prison, flogged, beaten, stoned, in danger from people, in danger from nature, hungry, thirsty, cold, weak… You can read about his perils in 2 Corinthians 11:23-33. Paul learned something about his perils. His most profound statement…
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Singleness and The Sex Conundrum
Read more: Singleness and The Sex ConundrumThere’s a real conundrum in the life of single people in Christianity. A sex conundrum. Yep. A sex conundrum. The church doesn’t like to talk about it. They pretend that people don’t struggle. But singles in the church are struggling. Most singles are experiencing the conundrum of sexual frustration or guilt and inability to be…
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Seasons of Life
Read more: Seasons of LifeLife is full of seasons. Seasons of health. Seasons of sickness. Seasons of pressure. Seasons of ease. Seasons of excitement. Seasons of disappointment. Seasons of joy. Seasons of despair. Seasons of contentment. Seasons of frustration. These seasons, or cycles, of good and bad perpetuate in my life. And I’m starting to see that it’s the…
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Sweet Emotions
Read more: Sweet EmotionsFor the past year, I’ve found myself more aware of my emotions than I ever been. I used to not be very open when it came to expressing exactly how I felt. I used to be an emotion-stuffer. I stuffed my emotions. I bottled them up. I never let anybody see how I was feeling.…
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The Self-Checkout Line and 50 Shades of Grey
Read more: The Self-Checkout Line and 50 Shades of GreySo I have a confession. I encountered the 50 Shades of Grey DVD stand at Kroger last night. And I was tempted for a good while about whether or not I should get it. Especially since it was so appropriately situated next to the self-checkout line. How clever. As I walked around the store the…
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