So last Saturday I got to hang out with these two. The good news is…I get to do it again this Saturday! These precious tiny people belong to my friends Nicky and Tim Long. Rebecca and Tyler were born in early November a bit too early and are finally home, after a surgery each, and doing well. I definitely had …
Monthly Archives: January 2010
(I recently wrote this to a friend who sent an article questioning the goodness of God after the earthquakes in Haiti.) I am always fascinated by views about the hand of God from people trying to figure out the heart of God. His goodness is always put under the microscope when circumstances prove to be difficult, as if His goodness …
I have thought about this truth a lot this week. I was reminded how central this thought, about the goodness of God, is to the Christian faith and to Spiritual transformation. I know this well in my head. I often experience it in my heart. But I find I it so easy to allow anxiety and the “cares of the …
I need a homecoming. Do you ever feel like you’ve wondered away from your true Home? I’m currently reading a book by Albert Haase called “Coming Home to Your True Self: Leaving the Emptiness of False Attractions.” I am both encouraged and discouraged. I am so often allured by the false attractions that I miss the authentic nature of my …
So I’ve been studying the book of Hebrews from the Bible and I have realized, again – but on a deeper level, how self-deceptive I am. Seriously. I thought I was over that. But apparently I still trick myself into believing that I am spiritually okay. Chapter One spells out how Jesus is the exact representation of the Father and …
The New Year brings a desire for new lives, new hearts, new adventures, and new promises. We want to be connected more, weigh less, and stop some annoying habit that we have developed over the last years. We want to be restored. Psalm 23 talks about our need for “quiet waters” and for restoration of our souls. But if we …