anxiety, believe, Bible, faith, fear, God, Holy Spirit, Jesus, John, peace
In order to cope with life, we all have to find a source of peace. The emotional turmoil that we call life has to be quelled by something, or we’ll all end up in a mental facility. Most Americans derive inner peace from outer sources. Exercise. Hobbies. Travel....
abortion, God, grace, Jesus, love, mercy
Today at 12:30 PT, a couple plans to abort their 20 week gestation daughter. The doctors told them a couple weeks ago she has a pretty serious heart defect. So they’re choosing to end her life in the hopes they will get pregnant with a healthy child instead. If...
2 Corinthians, believe, Bible, faith, fear, God, growing, Holy Spirit, Jesus, John, pain, Psalms, sin, spiritual growth
In my last post I tossed out the idea that when we choose Jesus to be our Lord and our Savior, our “old things” pass away… but, like gangrenous tissue, they are still apart us, threatening our new lives in Christ (2 Corinthians 5:17). Although the old things no longer...
2 Corinthians, Bible, God, grief, Jesus, pain, spiritual growth, suffering
I’ve always had a hard time wrapping my mind around the idea that when we become Christians, we become “new creations”. Actually, I don’t so much have a problem with the “new” part as I do with the the idea that the...
Bible, Ephesians, God, growing, Isaiah, Jeremiah, Jesus, love, Matthew, pain, Psalms, relationships, self worth, spiritual growth
It’s hard to be a good writer without also being honest. And being honest is tricky because sharing my life necessarily means sharing others’ lives, at least where their lives intersect with mine, and others don’t always want to be as open as I am...
1 Corinthians, Acts, Bible, friendship, God, grace, growing, Jesus, John, love, Luke, relationships, spiritual growth
You know how sometimes God puts together cute little lessons for us that all revolve around a central theme? (He could be a party planner that way. He could be on Pinterest.) Well, the lessons of the month for me are all about learning to love better. God is showing...
