Posts tagged “Patience”
Hey, Dad! You awake?
My kids used to wake me up in the night when they were small. “Hey, Mom! You awake?” It was for a variety of…
Foolish convenience
Jesus told a parable about ten virgins who were part of a wedding celebration. Because the celebration went past sundown, they needed to bring…
How to heal from infidelity
I interviewed a number of couples from my church that had been through and healed from an affair. I then developed an equation to…
God leaves room for faith
The Bible tells us that faith is being sure of what we cannot see. So do you know what God often does? He hides…
Your future self: Hope for the New Year
I love New Year’s! It’s a time of forgetting what is behind and pressing on toward what’s ahead (Philippians 3:13 paraphrase). A time of…
A new definition for patience
I recently asked a large group of people how many of them wished they had more patience. Rather than raising their hands, most of…
God is punctual
Just 30 seconds. That’s how much later I checked in for the flight online than all the other passengers reserving their boarding positions on…
Following God’s route
Our dogs are funny. When we take them on walks, they try to lead the way because 1) they think they are in charge…
Is God stingy?
I know the Lord is not slow in keeping his promises, but I am impatient when he doesn’t answer my prayers the way I…
Don’t make a mountain out of a snowball
One winter I called my son to complain about our 12 inches of snow. We’d had so much of it that winter, and I…
I can do it by myself!
When I was six years old, I was cast as the star of my kindergarten class play, The Little Red Hen. I wore a…
Filled with peace and joy
What’s crushing down on you? Years ago, a nuclear-powered submarine, USS Thresher, disappeared in the ocean depths. A small valve had frozen up from…