Posts tagged “God”
Help for the directionally challenged
I am very directionally challenged. I can turn the wrong way coming out of a restaurant bathroom! Driving before I owned a GPS was…
God’s will
He broke up with me. Must be God’s will. I lost my job. Must be God’s will. Tragedy hit that family. Must be God’s…
Thinking of leaving?
Whenever I hear a story of someone leaving the Christian faith, I’m equally heartbroken and understanding. While it grieves me, I think I understand…
A lesson in contentment
In July 2021, an F-1 tornado struck half a mile from our house, leaving a trail of destruction multiple miles long. Thanks to weather…
If you get God, you win
In the magical world of Harry Potter, there’s a sport called quidditch where players zip around on brooms trying to throw a big ball…
When God’s goodness doesn’t make sense
What is an unexpected gift that you have received? My sister won a Corvette from a radio station once. True story! Jesus changed water…
Find the cross
I was in the doctor’s office for some tests recently—“scary” tests. Do you know the kind I mean? While waiting for the doctor to…
What fills your heart?
Part of my nightly routine involves writing in my “Thanksgiving Journal,” in which I meditate on and praise God for all the blessings he…
Time to dance
“A time to mourn and a time to dance” (Ecclesiastes 3:4). King Saul of Old Testament Israel was not a godly king. He was…
Under God’s dominion
Do you live in fear of powerful people, or do you find yourself drawn toward following them? In every age of humankind since the…
Be like them
Paul’s words struck me initially as a bit too proud to have a place in the Holy Bible. “Whatever you have learned or received…
Not until you bless me
Have you ever been desperate in prayer? So desperate you would not stop praying until you got your answer? Jacob in the Bible was…