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...
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...
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...
Bible, God, prayer, Psalms
Tonight was one of those nights I casually flipped through my Bible looking for something to speak to the crap in my heart. Usually, I can rely on David to put pen to paper for me, so I broke open the Psalms and started reading at random. About ten minutes into it, I...
believe, Bible, God, hope, love, Paul, Psalms, Romans
Sometimes it’s easy to feel God’s love. For whatever reason, every worship song you hear and Bible verse you read floods you with absolute confidence in the Lord’s personal affection for you. You walk around with a smile on your face, knowing, like...
Ann Voskamp, Bible, fear, Genesis, God, Psalms, worry
It was about 2 o’clock in the morning, and I hadn’t slept yet. I stared at the ceiling, weighing pros and cons of a major pending decision – where to get my master’s degree. I rehearsed the countless variables and possible outcomes; I recalled...
