Posts tagged “God”
The Word is a seed
I told Ricardo, one of my soccer teammates, about a Bible app that people at my church loved. A year later he said, “Mike,…
I will handle it
On my wedding day, my mom gifted me with something that I finally realized the full weight of today (15 years later). We were…
A conversation with God
Here’s an honest conversation with God: “When my soul was embittered, when I was pricked in heart, I was brutish and ignorant; I was…
God is with you
It was mid-July. A discussion broke out in our car between our two older boys regarding when school was going to start. “Not soon…
You shine!
In the rural hill country of Texas, miles away from city lights, many more stars appear in the night sky. It puts my constellation…
How could a good God allow so much suffering?
The problem of evil and suffering is the most challenging indictment against the Christian faith. The question is straightforward: How could a good God…
Lipstick and a toilet brush
A high school principal was frustrated by the repeated lipstick graffiti on the girls’ bathroom mirrors. One day she asked a group of girls…
Pray for people
I hear a lot of confessions about pornography. Both men and women, young and old, married and single schedule a time to talk and,…
How’s your journey going?
Some biblical scholars believe Psalm 71 was written by King David in the later years of his life to reflect upon the journey that…
The truth
If I hold up three fingers and ask you, “How many fingers am I holding up?” I’m hoping you say three. It would be…
Reassurance
“For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, nor height…
Rizzin indeed!
Not too long ago, one of my employees paid me a lovely compliment . . . I think. She told me I had “W…