After a recent string of painful events, including the loss of our dog, Dexter, suffering has been on my mind again. I often have to remind myself that nothing happens without God allowing it, and everything God allows is ultimately for His glory and our good (Romans...
I’ve been telling my daughter to “be different” for years. And sometimes I have to remind her (and myself) that being different also means you have to be bold and brave. It can be a hard and occasionally lonely life, but choosing to be in the world but not of it (John...
God moments are awesome! You know, those times when there can be no doubt that you just experienced God working in your life? I had a God moment recently. It started as a really, really bad afternoon. (Ever notice that we usually only perceive God at work during a...
Can your God move mountains? I’ll bet so. For Christians (and maybe even a few non-Christians), it is hard not to see God in everything that is majestic, massive and mighty. Think of sunrises and sunsets, earthquakes, tsunamis, hurricanes, mountains, oceans, planets,...
I’ve got this dog. Dexter. He’s a mixed-breed rescue, and he’s got a few issues. He’s a little over-protective of his family, but he’s a fantastic guard dog. He ignores me when I call him, unless it involves food, but at the first sound of thunder or a gun shot he’s...
The publication of my book, Faith Storm, made for an exciting week for me. But, it was also a week of reflection. Faith Storm was a three-year project that actually took decades to come to fruition (I talk about those decades in the book). For the past three years, I...