Good Friday...Seems a strange title for history's darkest day. The Righteous Judge condemned in a mock trial. Truth himself falsely accused. Love hated. The Savior rejected. The King stripped and despised. Healer of the deaf heard "Crucify Him!" Creation's Creator...
“I quit!” Some people are just born determined. Once their minds are set, they have every intention of following through. Obstacles are mere opportunities. Giving up is not an option. They are productive. They are successful. They are…amazing. I’ve always admired such...
Contentment…it sounds blissful, does it not? I think of resting in a beach hammock - a warm breeze whispering through palm trees, waves lapping against the shore, a good book and a refreshing drink. Peace. Quiet. Beauty. Comfort. Oh yes, I could be content there. But...
My dear fellow Jesus-lover… be encouraged!
I wonder if it’s too late to back out? I don’t think I can do this… My fingers clutched the cargo net with a death grip. I forced my feet to keep climbing. Up, up I went until I reached the platform where our zip line tour would begin. I felt my breathing accelerate...
Sometimes I hear voices in my head. Not the audible, easy to recognize kind. No, the voices I hear are often so sneaky, so subtle, that I don't even realize they're speaking to me. Maybe you know some of them... Comparison Discouragement Worthlessness Resignation...
Rejection...oh, how it stings. We don't live long on this planet before encountering it. So many emotions come into play - pain, anger, disillusionment, loneliness, despair... Jesus knew this pain well. On the night before His crucifixion, Jesus shared an intimate...
Sometimes I feel so on top of things. The days are going just as scheduled. Everything is flowing nicely. I’m checking things off that endless “to-do” list and loving the feeling of accomplishment. And other days, it’s quite the opposite. Like today. I’m sitting here...
I just can't get over God. His unstoppable, relentless, extravagant love...it astounds me. It undoes me. Nothing in human experience compares to such audacious, undeterred devotion. Today, I've been reading the story of the "prodigal son" (Luke 15). Actually, I think...