Posts tagged “Despair”
Can God love me?
Did you ever hear about the day John Lennon, one of the Beatles, wrote a desperate note to a televangelist? In 1972 Lennon reached…
The rock that is higher
In northeastern Wyoming, a monolithic rock formation called Devil’s Tower rises 867 feet out of the dry and flat land. You can see it…
God is near
Have you ever felt defeated, deflated, and bone weary? King David of Israel felt this same soul-crushing weariness. Despite God’s promise that the Savior…
Praise him in the hallway
When someone shuts a door in your face, it’s unpleasant. Momentum is broken. Communication is shut down. What to do? Pound on the door…
Man, that’s deep!
The Challenger Deep in the Mariana Trench is the deepest known point in the earth’s oceans. In 2010 the United States Center for Coastal…
Praise the Lord for his amazing victory
Sometimes you might think you’ll never see or feel anything good again. The pain of losing a loved one can be difficult to recover…
Fully present
There’s nothing quite like having someone’s full attention. They’re present. They’re listening. They have their phone put away, and their eyes are focused on…
Easy for God
The battles of the Bible make me laugh. Just when I’m expecting some Saving Private Ryan/Braveheart/Lord of the Rings epic conflict, God shows up…
Be still
God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble. Therefore we will not fear though the earth gives way, though the…
When you’re hanging by a thread, remember who holds the spool
Dr. James Dobson is known for saying, “There are two kinds of people in the world: those who are suffering and those who will…