Posts tagged “Trust”
Stop playing it safe
I am a safety-holic and don’t take enough risks. I asked some guys at church if they wear safety glasses for yard chores like…
Get in the wheelbarrow
Where are you struggling to trust the power and protection of God? Years ago a tightrope walker did amazing stunts at tremendously scary heights…
How’s your journey going?
Some biblical scholars believe Psalm 71 was written by King David in the later years of his life to reflect upon the journey that…
My truth? Maybe not …
I have a love/hate relationship with my heart. I love it because, by God’s grace, it has a lot of Scripture stored up in…
My truth? Maybe!
Have you heard phrases like “be true to yourself,” “live your truth,” or simply, “my truth”? They seem to be the most popular doctrine…
Love at any cost
What are you not doing that you know you should? Who are you not helping but know you could? Love at any cost. When…
Power up
Last winter we had a lot of snow, so much snow that we had an unexpected power outage. This isn’t normally a big deal,…
The true measure of hope
Did you know that psychologists have created a scientific method for measuring hope? It’s called the Adult Hope Scale (AHS). This scale defines hope…
Hope for the future
I just love it when my seed catalogs arrive in the mail this time of year! I like to take a day—in the deepest,…
Good cuts from an expert
A diamond needs to be cut in order to achieve its greatest beauty. That kind of seems counterintuitive, doesn’t it? How can cutting a…
Know. See. Yearn.
It’s Christmas Eve. The tableau is set: a baby’s soft cheek against a bed of hay, a wondering mother, wide-eyed shepherds who have seen…
Forget about the “perfect” Christmas
If you could change anything, what would it be? I’m not asking about world peace or cancer. We’re heading into Christmas, and this is…