Posts tagged “Encouragement”
The beauty on the other side of pain
One of my dearest friends is a potter. She wasn’t always. In truth, it’s what she turned to after a grueling season of chemo…
Let there be lights
A few years back, our family took a tour through Mammoth Cave in Kentucky. At one point in a deep, open part of the…
Good or bad advice?
Life can be complicated, and some decisions put a lot at stake. It’s during those times that you often turn to the advice of…
Celebrate your dependence
For people reading this in the United States, today is Independence Day. Americans love to celebrate the day the Continental Congress declared we were…
Value of conviction
If you tell someone, “I believe the Bible. I value what God values,” you can be mocked, targeted, and called awful names. It’s hard….
No time for spiritual retirement
The Johnny Depp trial and the latest Top Gun movie have shown me, among other things, that my generation isn’t as young as it…
Stand
Around 11 p.m. on Christmas Day in 1776, George Washington and his troops famously crossed the Delaware River (looking as gallant as all the…
Be a connoisseur of Christ
Do you love coffee? I sure do! As a mom of young kids, coffee is vital to my energy levels, but I really love…
God intervenes himself and through us
Psalm 10 opens with two questions that people still ask today: “Why, Lord, do you stand far off? Why do you hide yourself in…
The Lord observes and acts
Do you believe God looks on the everyday situations in your nation, in your city, in your home and knows what’s going on? Do…
Choose your own adventure with God this summer
If your Bible reading has sloughed a little these last weeks (er, months), Haggai is the perfect book to get you back into it….
Known and loved
Stop me if you’ve heard this one before. A guy in a suit and tie walks into a bar; everyone in the place turns…