Posts tagged “God”
You can’t, but God can
Have you ever had one of those days when you say to yourself, “I just can’t”? Maybe you’ve been trying to trust God as…
What life should God give you?
If you were God, what kind of life would you give you? You could give yourself a really good life—stable finances, healthy body, faithful…
How do you stack up?
“Vindicate me, O Lord, for I have walked in my integrity, and I have trusted in the Lord without wavering. Prove me, O Lord,…
God is like my wife
God is like my wife. (Honey, if you’re reading this, there has to be a billion brownie points for that line, right?) My wife,…
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…
God knows what’s best
“I quit!” says our five-year-old when trying to do his math assignment. Sadly he’s inherited his father’s dislike for math. Do you sometimes look…
In the presence of your enemies
Are you surrounded by people who aren’t all that nice? Maybe a neighbor who is grouchier than Oscar from Sesame Street. Or a mother…
Culture of comparisons
We live in a culture of comparisons. That thought hit me while watching Thanksgiving football last year. I noticed that when the TV flashed…
31 kings conquered by God
Boom! Years ago when I attended baseball games at Miller Park in Milwaukee, cheering on the Brewers, every time they hit a home run…
Our forever home
The word home has got to be one of the most emotionally charged words in the English language, especially around the holidays. It is…
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…