There is a secret in the storm. I’m not talking about a surge of menacing weather—this is a storm that’s much more personal. It’s where the dark clouds of inward […]
Yearly Archives: 2018
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Is this really what God had planned for His last days church? So many unfulfilled, struggling Christians. Our numbers are soaring. We’re plagued with inner conflicts—confusion, or ambivalence—all mixed in […]
Fearless. It’s a word that seems to be floating around quite a bit lately. Maybe it’s because we live in such fearful times, that people are determined to not fear. […]
Welcome to God’s world. He’s been expecting you. Do you feel like your life must be some sort of random accident? Or that you have little purpose among the billions […]
Your past is unavoidably part of your life. It may be painful, in many ways. Your past—that space of time, before you came to Christ. It’s landscape is littered with […]
Are you in a place where you feel as if no one can reach you? Allow me to peek in, and talk to you for just a minute. I have […]
Are you afraid? It’s not a subject that most of us are eager to talk about. But please stay with me. This is so important. We tend to avoid examining […]
At some point, it must have hit you. I know that it hit me. It starts with a realization of your helplessness, followed by feelings of worthlessness. And then, the […]
You need to put up a wall in your life. A tall, strong and reinforced wall. There are many references to walls in Christianity—and it’s usually about a wall that […]
Over 40 years ago, I made a near-fatal mistake. Sometimes an event takes place in life that is so extraordinary, it becomes a pivotal moment in time—where time seems to […]
Are you feeling a desperation—a hopelessness—that nothing will ever change? Do you feel like you’ve lost something—some part of yourself? Maybe the good part—the best part—from where you first began? […]
It can be beautiful, and exciting. It provides a life for each one of us. It protects us. It seems like we are free. But we are trapped within our humanity. It holds us against our wills.
Are you trying to be a “somebody?” But feeling like a “nobody?” Sometimes it seems like the entire world is having an identity crisis. So many people are trying to […]
I’ve had a pretty hard life. Not horrible—nothing like that. But hard. I have to tell you that I have also had a wonderful life, so far. And most of […]
There is an inner, little child within you—who wants to come to Jesus. Now before you dismiss this as psychobabble and click on out of here, take a look at […]
Do you ever find yourself nagged with the feeling that your life just doesn’t have much meaning? Or worth? Or purpose? It’s not that life doesn’t have any purpose—of course […]
If we are to have any possibility of reaching our promised land of rest, we need to think about where we are, who we are, and why. Without taking the time and effort to really ponder over these questions, we have little chance of withdrawing ourselves from the data trap that confronts us.
Do you ever feel like your life is being wasted? I struggle with this feeling sometimes. There are many days where I feel like I can barely keep up with […]
The world’s ever-changing point of view requires people to come up with all sorts of interesting (and scientific-sounding) explanations for the life we all currently experience. But no one agrees why billions of us live on this tiny blue speck, which is flying around out in the middle of nowhere, within the endless cosmos. Let that sink in for a minute.
What would you do to discover the other you? Yes, that’s right—the other you. The you that might have been. This is one of those places in time—or one of […]
“I never thought that God would let me end up like this.” That’s what I said to my husband after our road of hope came to its unexpected end. A […]
Can a Christian actually get to a place of complete, unquestioning obedience to God? Obedience—now there’s a word. Children don’t like the sound of it. And most adults don’t like […]
Are you critical of yourself? Do you seriously doubt that God can use you—even if He wanted to? I have news for you today: You are a chosen vessel. If you are born again by receiving Christ Jesus as your Savior, then you are one of God’s chosen vessels. Yes, you. Let’s look at some characteristics that you possess, as a chosen vessel.
Do you ever find yourself wishing for a place to hide? Some quiet place, away from your doubts and fears? A secure place—a strong place—that could help you, and hold […]
Do you feel like you have lost something—or missed something? Whatever this something may be, it affects your sense of purpose, or maybe even your sense of self. It would […]
The concept of being crucified with Christ is a life–and–death issue. You may be thinking that this is an overstatement, and I don’t blame you. Granted, the subject isn’t very […]