Posts tagged “Trust”
I know the Planner
I don’t know the plan. I really struggle with that. I don’t know what’s going to happen next in my life. I don’t know…
Choose your hard wisely
I’m not usually a fan of inspirational quotes, but this one has stuck with me: “Life will never be easy. It will always be…
Despair or prayer?
For 430 years the people of Israel had been slaves in Egypt until God heard their cries and used Moses to lead them out…
Just like Job
Moments before the tragedy, Tia Coleman’s family was just another group of tourists, smiling for a picture before the tour. Soon after, they boarded…
What would Jesus say to you?
For the last 18 months or so, I’ve been speaking at churches and conferences on the topic of seeking Jesus in a noisy world….
The end of “fake news”
Are you as tired as I am of hearing the term fake news? It seems we’ve been bombarded with this idiom ever since the…
Tired and frozen to the sword
Eleazar might be one of the most famous warriors in Israel whom we’ve never heard of. “As one of the three mighty warriors, [Eleazar]…
Government according to Jesus
Caesar, a pagan politician who claimed divine powers for himself that belong only to God, deserved obedience from Christians according to Jesus: “Give back…
An encounter with the living God
You caught the player’s jersey when he threw it into the crowd. The movie icon was out for a run, crossed the street in…
My foot is slipping!
“When I said, ‘My foot is slipping,’ your unfailing love, Lord, supported me. When anxiety was great within me, your consolation brought me joy”…
How to suffer well
How do you hold on to your faith in God when life is falling apart? When you feel alone at school or devastated after…
The heavenly Father’s got this
If you have children, are you a fretting parent? I’m mainly chilled out, but I’ve also been known to—as I call it—panic pray. As…