Posts tagged “Encouragement”
It’s so worth it
Ask a cancer patient if it’s worth it to put up with chemotherapy when the treatment often makes him or her feel worse than…
Away . . . to be near
Away in a manger, no crib for a bed, The little Lord Jesus lay down his sweet head; The stars in the sky look…
Not-so-fast food for the soul
I eat too fast. This has been a lifelong struggle, and I’m not sure when it started. But when I’m out at a restaurant…
Zoom in for gratitude
A French artist named Lucas Vaskange creates a specific style of digital art known as infinite zoom. Each image he creates has another image…
Jesus’ love makes life sweet
Have you ever tried to make a cake with small children? While it’s fun, it’s also a messy endeavor, and there’s no guaranteeing your…
The rope of hope
I recently bought a 150-foot rope on Amazon and wrapped a tiny piece of black tape around the first inch of it. That might…
What are you thankful for?
Let me set the scene for you. Thanksgiving Day. After having their hands slapped a few times in failed food-snitching attempts, the family finally…
Jesus: The sequel
Recently, our family watched a blockbuster sequel movie online. The movie was . . . not good. Sequels often don’t live up to the…
3 steps for talking about Jesus
As a writer, I’ve often heard the advice to KISS—Keep It Simple, Stupid. So today I’m keeping it simple about a topic we tend…
Tune your ears to hope
Back in 1982, the Wisconsin Badgers played Michigan State in a Big Ten football game on the same day the Milwaukee Brewers played the…
What scale are you using?
I stepped on the corner of our scale in the dark, and the plastic foot broke. Great. No woman really wants to confess that…
A crash test dummy’s guide to reading the Bible
It seems to me that when a car manufacturer creates a new car model, there are two very important teams that participate in the…