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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Showing Up
So often we hesitate to be involved in ministry because we feel inadequate. But most of what is required is simply being present....
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The Spirituality of Sorrow
For the Christian, is sadness something to be ignored, something to be repressed, something to be ashamed of? Or is it maybe something to be embraced?...
What Good is a New Year?
Calling January 1st the start of a "new" year doesn't change anything about us or the year itself. And maybe that's a very good thing....
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The Christmas story is only half a story if we leave out what Jesus was doing before he was born....
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We often see words like "Joy" "Peace" and "Blessing" and Christmastime, but there is one word we do not often associate with the season. And yet it is a very fitting word....
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Something Better than Vegetables (Finding Comfort in Providence, Part 3)
God is loving, but in a way that doesn't always match our demands and expectations. ...
Keep ReadingYou 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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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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