Seeking God & Finding Courage
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 […]
Sometimes life is too painful. We strain to imagine a life free from pain, trouble, and trials. In John 16, Jesus likens the pain and joy of childbirth to our troubles. Did you know that the pain tolerance of the human body is 45 dels (unit) […]
My mom’s backyard is a virtual vacation spot for the birds. They come to mom’s house every day, knowing they will always have something to eat, drink, and a safe place to build nests. In all my years of watching birds, I’ve never seen them fret. […]
The Holy Sound, Stanza #2 Heaven’s Mighty deliverer and King entered the earth as a helpless infant, reliant on humans to care for him. Mary was just a teenager, and Joseph wasn’t much older than her. The tiny hands of an infant held the seeds that […]
“To err is human, to forgive is divine” Alexander Pope, An Essay On Criticism Do your mistakes haunt you, repeating like unwanted reruns in your mind? I used to punishingly replay these mistakes in my mind, hoping that would teach me a lesson. It only made me […]