Grief and Joy

1 Peter, hope, pain, Peter, Romans

I’ve been mulling over an oxymoron the last 24 hours or so. At church yesterday, somebody (Keith Thomas – give props where props are due) brought up the idea that, as Christians, we can have hope and joy in the midst of grievous situations. We can trust...

How God Heals

God, pain

When my daughter was three years old, she fell down our stairs. Her ongoing tears told me she had broken her arm. A few hours later an x-ray confirmed my deduction; she had broken both bones in her left forearm. So, we were ushered into the casting room of the...

Rest

Isaiah, Matthew, Psalms

The baby wiggled uncomfortably in my arms, whining with his eyes closed. Over-stimulated and over-tired from the overflow of love my young daughters had been pouring on him all morning, my best friend’s baby boy needed rest. But he had no idea how to get it. I...

It’s Clear Above the Clouds

fear, God, Isaiah, pain, peace, spiritual growth, trust

If I had to guess, I’ve flown about 100 times in my life. As a military kid, flying was a way of life. Whether we were moving halfway around the world or traveling to visit extended family members we weren’t privileged to live near, I spent more time at...

Hostages of Hope

1 Thessalonians, 2 Corinthians, God, hope, Jeremiah, Jesus, One Thousand Gifts, Oswald Chambers, Psalms, resurrection, Romans, spiritual growth, thankfulness, Uncategorized

I’m not really sure how it happened. Maybe it’s because I keep re-reading that crazy gratitude book. Or maybe it’s because I’ve spent more time in the Psalms this year than any other book of the Bible. Or maybe it’s because I finally got...