Posts tagged “Despair”
Dying would be easier
I was waiting to be called for a cardio rehab session, and I noticed a lady being wheeled in by a companion. It was…
The Lord does all these things
The Lord controls all things. Do you believe that? Sometimes it’s hard. My city was hit this past summer by severe thunderstorms with 100+…
How to be still
There’s this one verse in the Bible that a lot of people—myself included—seem to know (but don’t really know). It comes from a song…
The last word
I recently watched a national news anchor interview a potential presidential candidate. The news commentator iterated to the presidential hopeful a laundry list of…
You flicker. Jesus doesn’t.
I had this desk lamp that flickered. It would suddenly turn off. I’d ignore it and keep working. Then it would turn back on….
Our Redeemer lives
What do you say when everything goes wrong? when life falls apart? when it feels like you can’t go on? What do you cry…
Two valleys tell one story
Two valleys surround Jerusalem, just as Jesus surrounds us. The Kidron Valley runs between Jerusalem’s eastern edge and the Mount of Olives. In Bible…
The hidden force behind violence . . . And what you can do about it
I’ll never forget where I was on April 20, 1999. I was a sophomore in high school and had just finished golf practice. My…
Where are you?
What is one of the most common questions we throw at God when things aren’t going according to plan? When we’re having a bad…
I can do it by myself!
When I was six years old, I was cast as the star of my kindergarten class play, The Little Red Hen. I wore a…
Anti-Lazy Serum
I feel like I can say confidently that most adults find laziness frustrating. I’ve even seen this to be true for adults who personally…
You might be plagued
I’ve been hearing the story of the ten plagues in Egypt since I was little. Maybe you’ve seen it portrayed in the classic (but…