Posts tagged “Loneliness”
Not no one
Sometimes it seems like there’s no one. Do you know what I’m talking about? No one who listens. No one who cares. No one…
How to suffer well
How do you hold on to your faith in God when life is falling apart? When you feel alone at school or devastated after…
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…
A not-so-merry Christmas
Merry Christmas! Except … what if this Christmas season isn’t so merry? So many people are in a hard chapter of life. Perhaps it’s…
God thinks of you
A young pastor was talking to a seasoned pastor about the heartbreak he felt saying goodbye to his wife at the airport. Her visa…
Snow prowl
There’s usually one night (somewhere near the middle of winter) when my family—tired of being stuck inside—decides to go out for a snow prowl….
You are significant
There are plenty of things in life that leave you feeling insignificant. It could be something complicated like losing out on a promotion, or…
Your pain has a purpose
I recently read The Problem of Pain by C. S. Lewis, and it shattered some of my old ways of thinking about life’s troubles….
Therefore we have hope
If you’ve ever read the book of Lamentations in the Old Testament, let’s just say its name says it all. It overflows with sorrow…
Heating and pounding
Have you ever watched a silversmith work? It’s mesmerizing. As a child, I attended a renaissance festival and was captivated by the craftsmanship. The…
It’s all on you
I couldn’t do what Moses did. You couldn’t either. In Exodus chapter 17 (read the whole chapter; it’s a short one!), the Israelites, who…
Almost home
Did you know the average life expectancy in the U.S. according to WorldData is 74.5 years for men and 80.2 years for women? Subtract…