Posts tagged “Loneliness”
Make room for lasting friendships
If you’ve seen the movie The Sandlot, you’ll know something about my childhood. I grew up on a dead-end street filled with boys. We…
God is with you always
My three-year-old had been having a hard time going to sleep. After years of him smiling beatifically and snuggling into his bed with nary…
T stands for safeTy
Okay, I know I am cheating with my acronym, but Jesus wants you to know that the dark is dangerous while the light offers…
Never alone
Feeling alone is scary. When the Old Testament prophet Elisha and his servant were surrounded by an enemy army, the servant cried out, “Oh…
Be a body double!
Shoji Morimoto was fired in 2018. His boss noted that Shoji lacked initiative and accused him of “not doing anything.” Well, Morimoto turned “not…
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…
Don’t sing songs to a heavy heart
Have you ever experienced a serious loss, setback, or disappointment and received cliché encouragement from friends or relatives? “It’s always darkest before the dawn.”…
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…
Good, better, best vs. bad, worse, worst
We all want to be chosen. Chosen for a team. Chosen for a date. Chosen for a scholarship. Chosen for a promotion. You and…
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…