believe, Bible, faith, God, Psalms, trust
David makes a simple observation in Psalm 28 that has stuck with me for a couple of weeks now, so perhaps it is important… He writes, “The Lord is my strength and my shield; my heart trusts in him, and he helps me,” (Psalm 28:7). Now, I don’t...
believe, Bible, faith, Genesis, God, trust
There’s a slightly crazy story in the Bible that speaks to the slightly crazy in my life, even though some of the details are a bit different. Abraham. God chose this nothing-special-about-him man to be the patriarch through which God would grow His people and,...
abortion, Bible, Colossians, depression, evil, faith, God, grief, obedience, pain, prayer, thankfulness
I’ve had a heavy heart the past week or so. I’ve been blaming gray winter clouds hiding the sun that I need to light me up and the beige walls of my home closing in as winter weather held our family hostage all last week. And maybe they have something to...
2 Corinthians, believe, Bible, faith, God, hope, pain, prayer, Uncategorized
Paul. I can’t begin to understand the fervency of this dude’s faith. I think part of it is just his personality. He was a zealous Jew before he became a zealous Christ-follower. He seems to just be one of those people that never does anything halfway....
Andrew Murray, believe, Bible, Colossians, faith, God, Jesus, John, love
There is this concept that sounds like it is straight out of the mouths of powerhouse Christians from the 1800’s: abide in Christ. In fact, one of those dudes, Andrew Murray, wrote a book by the same name, and I happen to be reading it now. (You can, too, for...
C.S. Lewis, discipline, faith, God, Holy Spirit, Oswald Chambers, pain, prayer, spiritual growth, trials
Most mornings I read Oswald Chambers’ daily devotional, My Utmost for His Highest. If you’re not familiar with him, Oswald is like a Christian superhero, right under C.S. Lewis, but well above Larry Boy. Somehow I started reading Chambers straight out of...
