Posts tagged “Trust”
Willing to wait for it?
Have you ever heard of the Stanford “marshmallow test”? A Stanford professor once offered kids a choice—They could eat a marshmallow now, or if…
The second rule of holes
The Spirit of God gives us the energy to get out of the holes we’re in. Each message of perseverance in the Bible is…
Your God is beautifully complex
It’s hard to surrender to the paradoxes in the Bible. Sometimes it frustrates me when things seem contradictory. Lately, I’ve been trying harder to…
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…
From dust to diamonds
Did you know that one of the most cherished treasures in the world—a diamond—is nothing more than carbon dust that has been exposed to…
Teachers from hell
The digital revolution has brought enormous good to our world, but like every technological advance, it’s brought bad things too. We can get news…
Who, me? Pessimistic?
A woman I know has the habit of giving people only one chance. If disappointed even once, she will drop the person from her…
Thank God for good followers
A friend recently told me he thinks that for every leadership conference people attend, they should have to attend two follower conferences. The more…
What am I—chopped liver?
“Hey! I’m talking to you!” I wonder how many frustrated parents have burst out those words to a sullen teenager. Has that phrase ever…
Miracles are easy for God
In some ways, bringing water to arid Southern California is one of America’s greatest engineering achievements. Over the course of many decades, government entities…
Foolish wise men
Wise men from the east came to Jerusalem, saying, “Where is he who has been born king of the Jews? For we saw his…