As Christians, are we subconsciously viewing our lives through the same lens as those who do not believe in God? Are we forgetting that our faith in Christ makes a difference in how we experience life events and how we interpret and share the stories of our lives?
Read MoreHow do we stop our minds from fretting and restlessness over problems we can’t solve? Should we shrug our shoulders and give up? What does God expect of us?
Read MoreWe are always seeking self-improvement, especially in January: exercise, less screen, healthier diets. Yet one of the best ways to improve our physical and spiritual health is to come out of darkness and into the light.
Read MoreThe distraction provided by fiction may temporarily obscure the darkness, but it doesn't drive out darkness. Make-believe stories can transport, but they can't transform.
Read MoreWhen you see adoption or foster stories in movies, the parents seem to have it all together and know just the right things to say. That wasn’t me. But, after a disastrous trip to Disney with our daughter-to-be, I was somehow hopeful.
Read MoreI had blind faith in a pack of sled dogs in the sub-arctic until the lights went out. Then, my faith disappeared like the misty air coming out of my lungs, because I didn’t know or trust the animals to lead me home.
Read MoreGod tells us to “rejoice always, pray continually and give thanks in all circumstances.” (1 Thessalonians 5:16). But in the early days of the pandemic, I wondered how to rejoice while the whole world was mourning.
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