Posts tagged “Vulnerability”
Praying against evil
I was having a conversation with a group of strangers when things started getting weird. The woman next to me said all sorts of…
Lipstick and a toilet brush
A high school principal was frustrated by the repeated lipstick graffiti on the girls’ bathroom mirrors. One day she asked a group of girls…
Cut the engine
When I was 20 years old, I was writing for the local newspaper and found myself doing an interview in a three-seater Cessna airplane…
Do not fear the kingdom of God
One of the hardest/scariest things about Christianity is that it declares Jesus to be King. That means you don’t get to make the rules,…
Listen to Jesus’ voice
Last summer my wife and I adopted a puppy named Huckleberry. Since bringing her home, the one thing that’s stood out to me the…
Four reasons we need each other
Do you have a personal relationship with Jesus? That’s not necessarily a bad question. Our heavenly Father has no grandchildren. You can’t be a…
Healing for broken relationships
In the upheaval of the past year or two, most of us have been touched by divided opinions and stress buildup leading to angry…
Nothing to lose
My family has a dog. When she was a puppy, she would snarl and snap at us when we got too close to her…
You are what you look at
“The eye is the lamp of the body.” This strange image comes from Jesus’ famous Sermon on the Mount (Matthew 5–7, specifically 6:22). He…
Pro (every) life meets financial needs
According to a 2004 Planned Parenthood survey, 23% of abortions happen for financial reasons. Medical bills, then diapers, then formula, then two decades of…
Where’s the Shepherd?
In Psalm 23:1 God proclaims his protection in full measure! “The Lord is my shepherd, I lack nothing.” But what about when you’re stuck…
3 steps to better social connection
The health risks associated with a lack of human connection are equivalent to smoking 15 cigarettes a day. Yikes. That’s not good news—and there’s…