Posts tagged “Jesus”
I will survive!
A highlight from my tour of Israel involved no light. Some friends encouraged me to go with them through King Hezekiah’s tunnel. To give…
Protected pasture
It used to be that whenever I read Psalm 23:2 (“He makes me lie down in green pastures”), I was confused why God would…
I am not ashamed
Have you heard of Alfred Paul Seckel? An American raised in a Jewish household, Seckel wrote multiple books about optical illusions. He was also…
Brighter days
When I was younger and going through a rough patch, my mother would always (and I mean always) tell me, “There are brighter days…
There is such a thing as a free lunch
There’s something about free stuff that we just love, right? It causes our hearts to speed up a little bit. It compels us to…
The shadow of death
Every funeral I’ve attended has included Psalm 23. This psalm pours on comfort with its opening words: “The Lord is my Shepherd” (verse 1)….
A picture of God
A child draws diligently with crayons. His teacher asks, “What are you drawing?” “I’m drawing a picture of God.” “Honey,” the teacher corrects, “no…
Wait—THAT’S what I look like!
When you live in the same place for a long time, it becomes your baseline for normal. Noisy planes overhead become commonplace background noise….
You’ll never walk alone
When the world of sports was on lockdown during the COVID pandemic, there wasn’t much to do other than walk. Walk with my family,…
Superfans for the LORD
I don’t know if you’re quite as hip as I am (cue raucous laughter), but perhaps you’ve seen the news stories surrounding a certain…
Where’s the Shepherd?
In Psalm 23:1 God proclaims his protection in full measure! “The Lord is my shepherd, I lack nothing.” But what about when you’re stuck…
Look at them
Abuse often has generational roots. As the saying goes, “Hurt people hurt people.” If you were raised by a father who physically threatened you…