Do you ever feel like God isn’t responding to your prayers? Maybe you’ve prayed for months, even years about a matter, and you feel like God hasn’t answered or given you the answer you want. It’s hard to trust God in those times. I know, because I’ve had many of those times in my life. [...]
Recently I pulled out some old journals that I kept religiously from about 1995 to 2000. I was amazed at some of the stories I recounted in the little book of my everyday life. But there was one story that really stood out—that seemed to tell more than just a story of my life, but [...]
Sometimes people go through such tough times that I think the best way I can encourage them is to share some Bible verses that have meant a lot to me. For those who are struggling–I hope these help you to remember God’s faithfulness and love for you. “The Lord is close to the brokenhearted and [...]
I give the book, Choosing to SEE by Mary Beth Chapman an A+. In case you don’t know, Mary Beth is the wife of Grammy and Dove Award winning Christian recording artist, Steven Curtis Chapman. Her book is an autobiographical account of their life leading up to the tragic accidental death of their five year [...]
In my last post, someone pointed out that I described how we get our Control Freaky on, but I gave no instructions on how to get our Control Freaky Off. So I would like to dive into that subject this time around. First of all, I’ve looked and looked and have been unable to locate [...]
Recently, the world has turned its attention to the “Take-this-job-and-shove-it” fiasco with Steven Slater, the JetBlue flight attendant. If you don’t already know (and I don’t know how you could not), a JetBlue customer was rude and confrontational with Steven, who decided he’d had enough. So he grabbed a beer and exited the plane and [...]
Recently, I read a stirring account of how each disciple died—giving their life in martyrdom for Christ—on Mark Batterson’s blog evotional.com. His post made me think about my own life. The little difficulties I face pale in comparison to what the disciples experienced. Consider how my life parallels some of the disciple’s lives . . [...]
This post is dedicated to all of those I know who are weary in their suffering and difficulty (and yes, sometimes that includes me, too!). Who wants to suffer? Who wants to go toward pain? No one in their right mind wants that unless they are masochistic. But there is a curious challenge that we, [...]
Have you ever felt like your spiritual life is like a roller coaster? One minute you’re flying high with passion and enthusiasm about your faith in God. And the next minute you’re so down that you feel like you’ll never recover. You’re not alone. All of us have experienced those treacherous dips, as well as, [...]
