Posts tagged “Patience”
Dealing with “NO”
Have you ever gotten a “no” from God? It knocks the stuffing right out of you, doesn’t it? Especially if you’re praying about something…
How long, Lord?
Have you had a conversation with God when life’s circumstances seem a dark contrast with what’s written about God’s goodness? In Psalm 89, the…
When loss comes, try plan “BE”
I was coaching someone recently who had to process an early end to a dearly loved (and successful) athletic career. The end came unexpectedly…
Question your “need tos”
If you’ve ever seen my Instagram page, you may be aware that I am a box-checking addict. Every year, I craft an aggressive list…
Christ-like love
It’s easy to look around us and get discouraged. It’s useful to consider how things are different when we live in Christ-like love. This…
Get rid of anger
Have you heard of the church brawl that left 40 people dead? In 1846, two different Christian denominations wanted to hold their Easter service…
The golden calf called “have to”
As a goal-setting, calendar-keeping, box-checking man who married a goal-setting, calendar-keeping, box-checking woman, the story of Mary and Martha gets my full attention. In…
Sinners get angry quickly
Anger is not an evil emotion. Bible readers know that God occasionally gets angry and that the injustice of our world can anger those…
Comfort in the darkness
Some parents experience the darkness of losing a child at a young age. How do they move on? As one who lost a sister…
God’s watch is the official timer
The ongoing joke with one of the instructors at my local gym is that he can’t tell time. When he says we have only…
First thought = wrong thought?
Have you ever noticed how often your first thought is a wrong thought? Recently, I read every single passage in the Bible that mentions…
God wants me to forgive THEM!
I’m a child of the 90s who grew up going to a Christian church, so I have extensive knowledge about an obscure show called…