Forgive AND forget?
The concept of forgiveness is a tricky one. Certainly, it is one mandated by the Bible and a step in experiencing the joy of God’s forgiveness for us more fully. But, like I’m realizing with a lot...
View ArticleSimple Thoughts
There are a thousand reasons to call God a good God, and praise Him forever, but this is the one that my mind keeps coming to rest on, for whatever reason. Jesus is good not because he gives me so many...
View ArticleHope
The Lord has dealt a bitter hand, and though it fits some theme or plan, that does not stem the flow of grief or dry my tears, nor bring relief. And though I walk a desert path God guides me still, and...
View ArticleFinding Joy in Suffering
The past few days, it seems that the world has focused all it’s evil and brokenness on me and the ones I love. Tragedy and trial have become the theme of my life in recent days. It’s been really,...
View ArticleYou’re Allowed to Grieve
Don’t let anyone tell you you’re not allowed to grieve. As a whole, our culture really sucks at grieving. When someone dies, we give the family and friends one, maybe two days to mourn publicly. And...
View ArticleGive Me Peace and Rest
[Jesus] said to them, “If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me. For whoever would save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake...
View Article“He said, “I wi…
“He said, “I will forget the dying faces; The empty places, They shall be filled again. O voices moaning deep within me, cease.” But vain the word; vain, vain: Not in forgetting lieth peace. He said,...
View ArticleWhat you should know about my engagement photos
I just this really great article at Relevant, and it really made me stop to think. Now, I don’t have Instagram, but I have Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, and a blog. I use all of them every day. And I...
View ArticleWhat if God doesn’t answer my prayers?
Wrestling with the sovereignty of God is never an easy task, even in the abstract. Doing it in the real, everyday, muddy details of life is like trying to thread a needle while riding a bull. Recently,...
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