Posts tagged “Trust”
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…
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…
Doing life with others
Depending on how you view it, we just enjoyed/endured one of the most romantic/lamest holidays of the year, and I’m not referring to Presidents’…
Friends confess
Most people are terrified to confess their sins to me. I guess that’s the nature of sin—it prefers to hide in the dark rather…
Bless the next generation
“He decreed statutes for Jacob and established the law in Israel, which he commanded our ancestors to teach their children, so the next generation…
Safe in God’s hands
We live in a near-constant state of panic for kids’ safety. Some schools have banned kids from playing tag, and all balls have to…
Sins of the sons
I know about pain that doesn’t go away. I wrote a book about it. I’m writing about it again, but not because of my…
Forgive and learn
Perhaps you’re familiar with the saying “forgive and forget.” This concept takes its cue from God’s Word in Jeremiah 31:34: “I will forgive their…
A God of unlimited resources
Every Christian pastor knows of the growing plague of young people just moving in with each other without the benefit of marriage. We’ve heard…
Do you think of me differently now?
We sat across from each other in a moment of silence. He had just shared with me some personal struggles. He was confused and…
What I learned from “The Sex Talks”
This past October, I talked in church about sex. For four straight weeks. If you’re doing the sermon math, that was over two hours…
Your children will die
A friend and I joke that we’re worst-case-scenario moms, able to easily imagine everything that could possibly go wrong with our kids. While we…