Posts tagged “Perseverance”
Flee!
If you’re curious about what determination looks like—bathing cats is a good way to find out. They do everything in their power to stay…
Let’s talk about sex (and God)
“So, what did your parents teach you about sex?” one of my friends asked a mutual friend as we devoured pizza on his back…
Karma Christianity
Here’s a little quiz for you. True or false? You get good things from God by being good. Sometimes God will cause you to…
Consider him
Christian hearts can get awfully weary in a sinful world. A friend of mine endured four long years of harassment in a corrupt workplace….
Think different
In 1997 Steve Jobs returned to a struggling Apple with all the force of his abrasive genius. “Think different” became Apple’s iconic slogan for…
Why do I keep overeating?
In grade school, I was the fat kid. I don’t know how else to say it, but I was the catcher from the movie…
God rescues wretches
In the mid 1700s, English writer Samuel Johnson made a resolution to get up in the morning to pray. In 1738 he wrote, “Oh,…
How to tackle temptation
When author Bill Frey was 11 years old, he tried to get a big stump out of his front yard. For hours he dug…
Child champion: Little Samuel
A woman named Hannah, living in the tribal territory of Ephraim in the 11th century b.c., had a tough life. Not only was she…
Being human
When my youngest daughter was born, she came out crying. The doctor said, “It’s a girl!” but my daughter just cried at the sound…
Be That Friend
If, by God’s grace, you aren’t the one in three or four who have experienced abuse, you might not know what to do to…
How does your garden grow?
When we lived in Minnesota, we had a huge garden—I’m talking 40 feet of asparagus, 20 pepper plants in pots, rhubarb, raspberries, strawberries, a…