Sometimes, the God Who created us for relationship isolates us. I’m talking pitch black isolation. The kind of darkness that is so alive it has its own heartbeat. If we didn’t have moments (sometimes years) like that, we’d lean on others. The thing is, we’re meant to press in to HIM. So, when He sees […]
You might not be aware of this, but I live amongst a house full of privateers. My young lads often sail imaginary seas on a hunt for swashbucklers. A time or two, I’ve had to carry a pile of laundry the long way around to the couch in order to avoid being pierced by dueling […]
It’s a humbling thing to be schooled by your child You’re thinking: “Well, we all learn from our kids. Patience. Compassion. Consistency. Mercy. We grow and change as we learn from our parenting mistakes.” You’re right, but that’s not what I’m talking about. There were days I could not make myself want to get out […]
I have nothing to add to this humbling encouragement. Paul David Tripp, in his book, How People Change, writes: “We have been chosen from the mass of humanity to live in an intimate union with Christ. It is amazing even to be tolerated by God. It would be an honor simply to be invited to […]
It struck me recently that I’m a writer. Now, I don’t mean for you to believe that I haven’t been aware of this until recently. It’s the fact that it struck me. Hard. There are days when I don’t have time to write. This is a week full of those days. And my soul burns, […]
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