Do you ever feel confused by people or by yourself when you notice different versions of the same individual, shifting in personality, values, and speech depending on who’s watching? This is a strange thing. It’s something that seems very common,…
Do you ever feel confused by people or by yourself when you notice different versions of the same individual, shifting in personality, values, and speech depending on who’s watching? This is a strange thing. It’s something that seems very common,…
“And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not.” — Galatians 6:9 Doing the right thing can be hard. Sometimes it feels impossible. Sometimes we don’t even know what…
As Christians, we are supposed to “let our light shine before men, so they can see your good works and glorify our Father in heaven.” However, what about when we shine that light in the eyes of others blindingly and…
I have something heavy to share, and I’m not happy to share it, although there is a sense of amazement I feel at the word of God along with many other emotions, as you might also experience if what I…
Do you have a life or sin struggle that makes you feel helpless? I think it’s safe to say that most of us do, or at least we know what it’s like to feel that way. It can be very…
The story of the three Hebrew children in Daniel 3 keeps coming up for me recently, and interestingly, on three separate occasions from three separate people who do not know each other. Maybe coincidence, but I want to pay attention…
How much am I willing to compromise? This is a question I’m thinking about today, and maybe sharing my struggles will help someone else ask themselves the same question. There are decisions I’m trying to make for my family and…
Fret not thyself because of evildoers, neither be thou envious against the workers of iniquity. 2 For they shall soon be cut down like the grass, and wither as the green herb. 3 Trust in the Lord, and do good; so shalt…
One thing Jesus criticized the religious leaders of his day for was “neglecting the weightier matters of the law: judgment, mercy, and faith.” As Christians, we should be trying to learn what righteous judgment looks like. As we learn judgment,…
A somewhat amusing though occurred to me today. You might have heard about the five typical stages of grief: denial, anger, bargaining, depression, and acceptance. I think I’ve been going through these stages of grief over the past few years.…
