Posts tagged “God”
A desire for meaning
Did you hear about that Hollywood dog who was depressed because she didn’t have a meaningful life? She got carried down red carpets in…
Man, that’s deep!
The Challenger Deep in the Mariana Trench is the deepest known point in the earth’s oceans. In 2010 the United States Center for Coastal…
How to Worship when War Hits Home: A prayer to stand firm
Have you ever seen the video of the Chinese man standing in front of the line of tanks? If not, you need to look…
How to Worship When War Hits Home: An end to pain
Soon after his high school graduation, my father joined the U.S. Marines and did two tours in the jungles of Vietnam. To this day,…
Faith and facts
Some people claim that Christians are people of faith while atheists are people of facts. A more accurate description would be that both Christians…
Instant gratification
What’s the longest you’ve had to wait for something? The year was 1980. My fifth-grade teacher had taken our whole class to see the…
The Lord will be your confidence
The Israelite army was afraid. In fact, King “Saul and all the Israelites were dismayed and terrified” (1 Samuel 17:11) because of the giant…
Wrong directions
This past May a woman in Ontario was driving at night. She claimed she didn’t have good visibility, but she listened to whatever direction…
Should you “do Lent”?
Churchy words can be weird. (That’s why Pastor Mike has a six-part series talking about them.) Pretty soon you’ll be hearing another one: Lent….
God likes science
Don’t believe the rumors floating around out there about faith and science. The fact is that God likes science. If God got a bumper…
What lux!
February. The longest shortest month of the year. Thankfully the Roman emperors who modified the calendar gave it only 28 days and only allowed…
Start with the Lord
“Listen to my words, Lord, consider my lament. Hear my cry for help, my King and my God, for to you I pray. In…