1 Faith is being sure of what we hope for. It is being certain of what we do not see. Hebrews 11:1 This hope is a strong and trustworthy anchor for our souls. Hebrews 6:19 There are days. There are weeks, months and long years where … boy, it just feels like nothing is worth…
Tag: God’s Nature
Darkness
You know, this world is ugly. Really ugly. I don’t know if my heightened awareness of this is due to my reading The Screwtape Letters again, or maybe just the mood I’m in, or the correlated ongoing state of frequently feeling so depleted… Or maybe this is just how it is. The hatred spewed from…
Forward
Forward never stops. The next moment forces itself upon you whether or not you’re ready to leave the current one behind. And then again, without asking, there is another moment stepping in to replace its predecessor. The sun rises, travels across our sky, and sets every day. The seasons advance relentlessly, reliably. There is comfort…
Factors
Things are definitely not always what they appear to be. You’ve heard the maxim, “Don’t judge a book by its cover” and “Things aren’t always what they seem”. Also, Jesus said, “Do not judge others, and you will not be judged.” And don’t forget, “Objects in mirror are closer than they appear.” (Wait. Scratch that…
Thankful [Memory Lane]
Each Thursday in August we’ll be taking a trip down Memory Lane! I will be posting some of my favorite stories ever published here, part of celebrating ten years of blogging—August 2003 to August 2013. Some posts are taken from books, and others (like today’s) have only been published online thus far. You’ll read stories…
Special Moments [Memory Lane]
Each Thursday in August we’ll be taking a trip down Memory Lane! I will be posting some of my favorite stories ever published here, part of celebrating ten years of blogging—August 2003 to August 2013. Some posts are taken from books, and others (like today’s) have only been published online thus far. You’ll read stories…
Let Them Go [Church Book Excerpt]
Fridays in August will be featuring a selected chapter from the book I published on the topic of the Church, titled, There’s The Steeple… Here’s The Church—I call it “The Church Book”. If you’d like to read the rest, click the book cover to the left to purchase your copy from Amazon.com! (And, thank you!)…
Loss [Memory Lane]
Each Thursday in August we’ll be taking a trip down Memory Lane! I will be posting some of my favorite stories ever published here, part of celebrating ten years of blogging—August 2003 to August 2013. Some posts are taken from books (like today’s) and others have only been published online thus far. You’ll read stories…
The Water Shoe [Memory Lane]
Continuing the series from the last week of July, we’ll been taking a trip down Memory Lane each Thursday in August! I will be posting some of my favorite stories ever published here. Some were taken from books (like today’s) and others have only been published online thus far. There are some funny, some sad,…
Will You Let Me Love You? [Memory Lane]
This week we’ve been taking a trip down Memory Lane! Each day this week I’m posting one of five of my favorite stories ever published here. Some are taken from books I’ve published and others (like today’s) have only been published online thus far. These are some funny, some sad, some heart-warming moments from the…