Posts tagged “Faith”
Inner strength starts outside
My trainer explains that physical strength improves only with active exertion past a stress point. You have to reach a place of exhaustion and…
Your giants will fall
Maybe your giant is stress. A bad habit. A broken heart. A tendency to lose control when life doesn’t go the way you want. …
Uncertain certainty
I dragged my feet about jumping on to the listening-to-podcasts bandwagon. (That’s an understatement.) Friends convinced me to check some out, and while I’m…
What makes hell like hell
I’ve been to hell. No joke. I ran into the very pit of hell and escaped to tell you the story. I should explain….
God came near
One of my spiritual mentors reminded me of this shift: There is a difference between faith in the outcome I am dictating to God…
Remember to be thankful
The pilgrims, remembered for the first Thanksgiving dinner, developed an interesting custom. They would place five kernels of corn on each empty plate before…
Cumulative effect
I was cleaning out some files and read things I wrote decades ago. Yikes! I would never say stuff like that today. I reiterated…
Stuffed with wonder
I occasionally substitute teach in my son’s high school, and one of my highlights is reading Fahrenheit 451 with the American Lit. class. I…
The true cost of following Christ
Jesus wasn’t a fan of fine print. When someone from the crowds wanted to follow him, Jesus didn’t get out a glossy brochure with…
Faith up close
I love seeing faith up close. A while back, I received a kind invitation from the wife of a dying man. She correctly guessed…
You’re in a competition
It’s amazing to see Olympic athletes compete. It’s breathtaking to watch them perform in their events. But how did those athletes get to that…
Don’t waste your worry
A friend clued me in to using stickers on my fingernails. Nail polish is not an option for me, since as a nursing assistant…