Valentine’s Day: A Day for the Suffering, Lonely, & Broken?
“God never sends suffering that is unbearable,” she used to say, “for the greater the suffering, the greater God’s grace.” In the darkness of the night, God was granting her…
A Prayer for the Shadows and Light, the Darkness and Dawning Light
As my prayer life becomes more desperate, uncertainty slithering out of last year and into the next, it looks like it may be another year of challenge and faith-testing for…
3 Crucial Questions for Wisdom in Difficult and Everyday Circumstances
"I want to know if you’re the real deal...” questions the Jason Bourne-like CIA guy. Dropped in the desert under the cover of night after gaining clearance, he joined me…
Control and Distraction: 2 Sides of the Same Counterfeit Coin
My life was dominated by a solitary quest: control. Humanity's desire for control began in the Garden of Eden, and no different than any other human, attempting to control my circumstances…
A Good, Strong King: I’m Safe in His Unshakable Kingdom
I will turn and run to You, My only source of strength. I will hide myself in You, My gentle, abiding King. I will seek Your holy face; You are…
