Being hurt by somebody you love cuts deeper than being injured by a stranger. A stranger can say something that might hurt me, but it can feel devastating coming from someone I love or who is supposed to love me. It’s sometimes more challenging because enemies […]
Category: Truth
It’s Our Choice
Sometimes, we face battles that are too difficult to win alone. Maybe we have tried and failed, whether it’s a situation, a habit, a temptation, or any struggle we find ourselves in. God has been mercifully watching, wooing us towards Him because He wants us to […]
Coffee Shop Series – Injustice and Division
This coffee shop series was inspired by my niece and nephew-in-law’s desire to get to know one that they sat in a coffee shop for 13 hours on their first date. When we want to know someone, we spend time with them and ask them many […]
The Coffee Shop Series – A Look at Lying
It’s borderline obsession. When we first fall for someone, there aren’t enough hours in the day to spend all the time we want to get to know them. At my niece’s recent wedding, the officiant talked about their first meeting in a coffee shop that lasted […]
The Misery of Within Misconception
Our misconceptions of God don’t hurt Him; they hurt us and rob us of tremendous riches of peace, love, faith, and joy. Many assume that God is a judgy, controlling patriarch waiting to catch us doing wrong. Others feel He is very far off and could […]