Posts tagged “Jesus”
Feeling overwhelmed
Life can be overwhelming sometimes. Several years ago, one of my lovely kids accidentally spilled a stinky, dead snail down the back seat of…
My worst enemy and my best friend
Back in 2001, pop star Pink released a hit song entitled, “Don’t Let Me Get Me.” She sang about the daily war she fought…
Embracing trouble
I don’t know about you, but I’m not a big fan of pain. When I was pregnant with my first child, I vowed, “I’m…
God & transgender—Part 5
God gave us a gender (male or female); sin broke our bodies (including our sense of gender); Jesus’ body was broken to give us…
God & transgender—Part 4
I came across a sobering statistic from the American Academy of Pediatrics. It reported that 42 percent of transgender teens have attempted suicide. 42…
God & transgender—Part 3
Do you think Jesus experienced the same temptation that many transgender people face? Jesus is God—all-powerful, eternal, present everywhere—but two thousand years ago, when…
God & transgender—Part 2
If God created us “male and female” and declared that our genders are “very good” (Genesis 1:27,31), why do so many people—even God-fearing, Spirit-filled…
Praise the Lord for his amazing victory
Sometimes you might think you’ll never see or feel anything good again. The pain of losing a loved one can be difficult to recover…
Arise and shine. God is here!
Christmas joy and Christmas grief are the unavoidable extremes of Christmas. Parents of young children, the healthy, and those who have successfully had more…
Lies: I have to be perfect or I’m a failure
All our lives we need to seek balance—balance between work and play and family, our needs and the needs of others, wealth accumulation and…
This child will trouble us
Our thoughts of baby Jesus make us glad like Mary’s did for her: “My spirit rejoices in God my Savior” (Luke 1:47). It is…
Christmas or chaos-mas?
It’s the most wonderful time of the year! Or is it? I haven’t started my Christmas cards or my shopping, and I’ve got strings…