Posts tagged “Prayer”
You were not meant to carry your burdens
Young adults and the elderly seem to share the ability to be transparent. On New Year’s Eve, a young man sat in my living…
Arise and shine. God is here!
Christmas joy and Christmas grief are the unavoidable extremes of Christmas. Parents of young children, the healthy, and those who have successfully had more…
Something to give
I remember the exact date, time, and where I was when things started going downhill for our family this fall. We all experience it…
A hiding place
Do you have a location in your life where you always go when you are stressed? have a really tough decision to make? took…
You are not defeated
Do you ever feel defeated before you even get out of bed? The headlines from the day before or struggles of friends and families,…
Everything’s somebody else’s fault
Perhaps you’ve heard of conspiracy theorists. There are networks of suspicious people who believe, for instance, that a secret cabal of world masters is…
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…
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…
Why don’t they ask me for help?
All parents at one time or another have had the heartbreak of watching one of their kids struggle, muddle around, and make a mess…
Carry on
Following the death of Prince Philip, I read a quote from Nick Bullen, who worked with the prince for his 90th birthday celebration. “He…
When death seems to win
This year I’m really struggling with writing about Easter. For me that’s pretty weird, because I love Easter. I love Jesus. I love that…
Get out of Satan’s mouth
The apostle Peter warned, “Your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour” (1 Peter 5:8). A good…