Worry adds nothing but takes much.
Bloggery
Deep dive into shallow prayers.
Could it be that there’s no prayer too small, too trivial, or too “shallow” for God?
Being Alone vs. Being Lonely.
We were in Laurel last week, visiting with the grandkids, Katherine and Levi, and their expendable parents. (If you’re a grandparent, I don’t need to explain. Katherine and Levi’s parents just tend to get in the way of our fun.) Katherine and Levi would rather eat at Waffle House than any other restaurant […]
Trusting God when He is silent.
I went through an awful season some years back. I needed some answers from God Himself — it was one of those “crisis of belief” times that Henry Blackaby so eloquently talked about in “Experiencing God.” This blog deals with that.
Bullying is never okay.
This week, I want to dive into a memory lane moment that’s been tugging at my heartstrings, all centered around a term we’re all too familiar with — bullying. But, I’m not just talking about the kind we remember from the playground; I’m eyeing its more grown-up, yet equally damaging counterpart in our adult lives.
You can’t be a cynic and a Christian.
I know a drowning man who not only won’t reach for a lifesaver but isn’t content until he drowns someone else along with him.
Be rational. Be reasonable. Fear not.
I see ads for survival kits cluttering my Facebook feed, promising safety in the face of unspecified threats. How annoying. Today’s blog deals with this.
Get up, and do the next thing.
I thought of a name for my autobiography, if I ever decide to write it: Well, That Didn’t Work. My life is full of things that didn’t go the way I’d wanted or planned.
What do you do when God doesn’t fix things?
There are lots of things I wasn’t aware of when I became a Christian. My faith was shallow, because I was just a baby in the faith. I didn’t know there were times when God doesn’t fix things. I thought if I prayed just the right kind of prayers and believed, then everything would go my way.
Fighting for your beliefs without demonizing each other.
We can fight for our beliefs without demonizing each other. Not everyone knows this, apparently.
You should be ashamed of yourself.
In our modern world, the concept of shame often gets a bad rap. It’s seen as an outdated, negative emotion, something to be avoided at all costs. But have we, in our quest to be free of discomfort, lost sight of the transformative power of shame?