Posts tagged “Shame”
Smashing stuff in church
I recently had one of my most memorable church moments. I built a tall tower out of Legos, so strong and sturdy that the…
If things aren’t going well
If things aren’t going well in this season of your spiritual life, I want to grieve with you. And I want to quote God…
The Word is a sword
My friend Ben realized he had forgotten his Bible when we were a state and a half away from home on the way to…
The truth
If I hold up three fingers and ask you, “How many fingers am I holding up?” I’m hoping you say three. It would be…
It’s just a thing
Do you know what happened to the first light bulb ever invented? After hundreds of hours of working by Thomas Edison, his errand boy…
Never thirsty again
The thirstiest I’ve ever been was during my freshman year football practices. Our coaches would run us hard, and then the most glorious words…
3 essential verses if you feel ashamed
If you frequently feel shame, that humiliation over your sins that makes you feel like you don’t belong and that you need to hide,…
Naked & no shame
It is the kind of verse that makes children snicker. Or it makes groomsmen giggle. Maturity doesn’t always accompany age. “Adam and his wife…
A hole and the whole
Recently, our 16-year-old son got his first phone. (Yes, we lean slightly toward the old-school way of life. . . . We also still…
You’re invited
Our neighbor owns a business, and my daughter has worked for him for the past couple of years. Thanks to him, she learned how…