Bible, fear, God, grace, Jesus, Mark Driscoll, Matthew, mercy, Romans, sin
My heart fell as I watched this pastor whom I’ve never heard preach, whom I’ve never met personally, whose books I’ve never read, and whose church I’ve never set foot in tearfully apologize to his congregation for, in his own words, choices he...
God, grief, James, pain, Psalms, Satan
I’ve probably read about 30 articles on depression and suicide since Monday night. From the well-known writers and publications to the amateur bloggers, it seems every writer has an opinion on the subject, and most are saying the same thing: depression and...
Ministry update, She Speaks
Last week I attended the annual Proverbs 31 conference for women communicators in ministry, She Speaks. A lot of you prayed for me (many thanks) and have been asking how it went. Given that I spent 28 of 48 hours in meetings, there are about 100 different facets I...
believe, Bible, God, hope, Isaiah, pain, trust
Sometimes I feel disappointed. You too? It really doesn’t take much to cause us to feel disappointed. That’s kind of just life’s default setting. Even for you optimists it takes effort and intentionality to overcome our hard-wired inclination to feel...
