Posts tagged “Heaven”
When you’re in the valley, think of the glory
Our lives, with rare exceptions, eventually pass through a valley—a difficult and wish-it-were-over season of life. Four big categories of such valleys come to…
Christ in the crazy
In my experience, most of us either have a crazy-busy Christmas or a crazy-hard Christmas. If you’re blessed with family and friends, a good…
Our King is worth it!
Twice a year I have the privilege of dialoguing with some local teenagers about my little book Gay & God. While I try to…
Better than you deserve
Years ago, a Christian named Dave was diagnosed with a brain tumor that would kill him seven months later. His wife, Sharon, would sit…
Just for you
The Christmas gift-hunting season is on for those who do some early shopping. For some this is a thrill; for others it’s a nerve-racking…
Your identity and destiny
Have you ever noticed how human beings ache for (1) an identity and (2) a destiny? We try to figure out who we are,…
Contentment blues
One day while cleaning the kitchen, I thought I could hear running water coming from the den. I threw down the sponge with a…
Keep your eyes on the road
Can you imagine what it would be like to drive if our windshields were the size of our rearview mirrors? Likely, we’d get in…
Being a Christian is hard!
“Why is my life as a Christian so hard? It wasn’t this hard before.” That has been spoken or thought by many new Christians….
Trash talk?
I was bullied as a kid. He would stalk me after school and trash-talk: “I’m gonna punch you in the face!” I was too…
Taps
“Taps is a military bugle call played slow and solemn to invoke a feeling of remembrance and respect for the soldiers who have died…
Telling the future
My husband and I were walking in downtown Madison, WI, and passed a man who held a cardboard sign that read, “Tarot Readings.” I…