Sermon: What, Exactly, is His Grace Sufficient For? Part 1

2 Corinthians, Bible study, Genesis, grace, Jesus, Job, John, Joseph, Mark, pain, Paul, suffering

I wrote a post back in 2013 that has been my most-read post to date. In it I set out to answer the question, “What, exactly, is God’s grace sufficient for?” Apparently, a lot of you have asked that question, because over 57,000 of you have taken to...

How to Struggle

friendship, God, Hebrews, Holy Spirit, Jesus, Matthew, pain, Paul, prayer, Psalms, relationships, Romans, suffering, trials

This morning I read Romans 15, and I became fixated on one verse in particular. Verse 30 says, “I urge you, brothers, by our Lord Jesus Christ and by the love of the Spirit, to join me in my struggle by praying to God for me.” Paul is wrapping up a long...

What to Do When You Go through a Trial

1 Peter, Bible, faith, grief, Jesus, pain, Peter, suffering, trials

Hi. My name is Kelly. I used to write here. Often. And I used to love it. And some of you enjoyed it, too. But in January, 2015, I started working on my master’s and all but totally stopped writing here. And I missed it. A lot. And some of you missed it,...

On Darkness

Bible, God, grief, Jesus, John, pain, Psalms, sin, suffering

At our Easter service the pastor said something to the effect of, “Darkness cannot eliminate darkness; only light can eliminate darkness.” Of course, the darkness is our sinfulness and/or pain we experience because we are fallen people in a fallen world, and the light...

What to Do with Grief

abortion, depression, evil, God, grief, pain, spiritual growth

It’s hard, this life. This summer, in particular, has felt like one gasp after another – personally, globally. Murder is everywhere, in every form. The pre-born, the just born, the born not-long-ago, the bearing, the bearing arms, the unarmed, the armed...

What to Do When Pain Overwhelms You

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...