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When “Good” Hurts
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 8:28). But I also need to remember that “good” doesn’t always equate to something happy, or even pleasant. Sometimes the road to...
Be Different
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 17) means that you are pleasing and glorifying God, and that, above all, needs to be the aim of true Christians. Do This, Don't...
God Moments
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 period of trauma, sadness, or pain?) I felt defeated and exhausted with life. I felt unloved, unnecessary, and completely alone. In...
How Big Is Your God?
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, moons, stars, and galaxies. We don’t necessarily expect to see God physically moving mountains, but we have no problem believing...
Trust God Anyway
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 in my lap trembling. He doesn’t know how to play, and he sleeps a lot, but he gets great joy from sliding head-first down steep...
Much Land Remains To Be Conquered
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 have written and edited the manuscript, learned how to format a book for publication, created a custom book cover, built a website...