Posts tagged “Trust”
Accepting
I have an acceptance disorder. It’s because I buy into the idea that “everything is possible for one who believes” (Mark 9:23). That creates…
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…
Trust God’s advice
I love shopping on Amazon, but I also like to seek advice before buying something. I ask friends who already have the product. I…
Mind width
America doesn’t have enough digital bandwidth to carry all of the data that could educate us, entertain us, or help us do our jobs….
Are you lonely?
People are lonelier now than ever. Even though loneliness is often portrayed as a weakness, what happened in the beginning suggests otherwise. On the…
This child will trouble us
Our thoughts of baby Jesus make us glad like Mary’s did for her: “My spirit rejoices in God my Savior” (Luke 1:47). It is…
Take my life
Young Frances walked with her head down. A clever girl, she’d memorized Bible passages when she was only four and started writing poems at…
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…
I think I can. . . . I know God can
“I think I can. . . . I think I can. . . . I think I can,” said the little engine that could….
Sleepless nights
You would think that David, the king of Israel, would have had it easy because he had servants and officials. (I’m pretty sure a…
Standing for the truth
My family recently watched the movie The Courier. It’s based on the true story of a British businessman who carried secrets from a spy…
You’ve got a different view (Part 2)
(A four-hour flight means I’ve had plenty of time to mull over just how different the view is from my window seat as opposed…