You Do All Things Well (Finding Comfort in Providence, Part 2)
The greatest obstacle to trusting God's wisdom is that we fail to grasp how different God's thoughts are from our own....
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In hard times, we become desperate for control over our lives. The Bible calls us to seek something else instead....
The Shame of the Unhealed
If God is able to work miracles of healing, what are we to think of those he chooses not to heal?...
This May Be the Last Time
Grieving a loss that hasn't happened yet can steal the joy that God intends for the time he has given us...
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FOMO addendum - The Soundtrack of Longing
Rock songs, Ecclesiastes, and facing death without FOMO....
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FOMO and Scrounging Up Crumbs
What do we do with the fear that we won't experience everything in life that we want to experience?...
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Getting Angry With God
If we believe God is in control, even when we suffer, isn't it natural to be angry that he allows pain in our lives?...
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Suffering Well (An Incomplete Guide)
A few thoughts on how Christians should suffer....
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Suffering is the Norm
Why is it that we think suffering is the exception and that peace and comfort are to be expected?...
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The Search for Silver Linings
Searching for silver linings in our suffering is a natural impulse. But if we're not wise, it can lead us away from comfort instead of towards it...
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For the Want of a Nail (Finding Comfort in Providence, Part 1)
If we believe that God is on control of the big things, we have to believe he is in total control of all the small things, too....
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Even Christians Sing the Blues
Is sadness a sign of immaturity? Can I worship honestly if I'm not happy? Reading the Psalms might suggest that honest worship embraces the whole spectrum of our emotions. ...
Keep ReadingThe Problem of Adjectives Becoming Nouns
Scripture tells us to "regard no one according to the flesh." How does this affect the labels our society encourages us to use?...
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Reflections on Debate
What does the pastor of a small Presbyterian church think about while in a room full of Presbyterian pastors in the midst of a debate?...
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Praying our Frustration
Are things getting better? Worse? About the same? And what does that mean for how we live as God's people?...
Keep ReadingPraying for the Nation, Praying for the Kingdom
How do those with citizenship in heaven pray for an earthly nation?...
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Surprised by Answered Prayer
How long should we pray for something? Until we receive an answer. An old prayer request list on the church computer helped me understand that....
Keep ReadingTainted Meat and Chocolate Bunnies
What do we do when we hear that popular holiday traditions are connected with paganism? ...
Keep ReadingChoosing the Better Thing (Rebelling Against Exhaustion, Part 3)
Behind the choices we make are a set of values. Letting worldly values often leads us down a path of exhaustion. Jesus challenges us to choose a different path....
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