The thing is, when we're in the storms - or alongside them - it's easy to over-value our own judgment and to under-value the judgment of those who know best. [Click title to read more.]
Category: suffering
Thank God For The Closed Doors
Our response to closed doors in our lives gives a lot away about what we prioritize. It's time to change the way we think about them. [Click title to read more.]
Don’t Forget God Loves.
I wanted to remind you that He cares. The God of fallen sparrows does not shrug off suffering. [Click title to read more.]
What The Open Door Means
The lingering image in the story of the concubine is a woman desperately trying to get inside. But the lingering image of the salvation story is the temple curtain torn in two from top to bottom. It was not enough for God merely to open the door for those who wanted in; He destroyed the door completely and annihilated the barriers keeping you out. [Click title to read more.]
Don’t Forget Those Hurting In Spring
Spring, too, can be a hard season. [Click title to read more.]
Don’t Be So Ready To Leave This World Behind
When we leave, the light leaves with us. [Click title to read more.]
Mind The Small Hurts
The answer isn't to compare pain or place it on a relative scale of suffering, but rather to address pain as pain, in context, regardless of the source. Yes, we absolutely must kick into gear the moment we hear a word like "cancer" or "death." But I hope we can also mobilize ourselves to respond with similar compassion to words like "frustration" and "fear" and "chest cold." [Click title to read more.]
Knock-Down Days
A knock-down day is not a tragedy, not a disaster, but is made of the tiny little griefs and irritations that eventually topple you. [Click title to read more]
Samaritan's Song 