Posts Tagged ‘trust’
Trying to Help God
She replied, “Wait, my daughter, until you learn how the matter turns out, for the man will not rest but will settle the matter today.”– Ruth 3:18, ESV The instruction above was delivered to Ruth by Naomi with reference to Boaz, Ruth’s kinsman redeemer. Ruth’s husband had passed, and Boaz was looked to as one…
Read MoreCan You Trust “The Name?”
Some diligent bloggers will blog months in advance, giving themselves a three-to-six-month backlog of material ready to roll at any time. Others, like me, blog in real time. I usually have the coming Monday’s post completed by Wednesday. My approach is certainly a riskier approach because there are times life throws us a curve ball,…
Read MoreCome On God! Do You Even Care?
When calamity hits and our world feels as though it has collapsed out from under us, fear seems to be the only sane response to the uncontrolled free-fall that overwhelms us. It is, to be sure, the default response. There may come a time when, in our despair, we cry out to God, “What’s going on here?…
Read MoreFailure is Not Fatal
I am forever grateful to Landon Saunders1 for opening my eyes to this truth and thereby transforming my walk with Christ. What is Success? How do you define “success?” What does that look like? What is that stuff? If we look outside the body of Christ, success is almost universally defined by the accumulation of wealth…
Read MoreBig Storms & Deep Waters
The Tree House Many years ago, I built an elaborate treehouse for my children. It was a large structure, complete with electricity and a railed front porch, mounted about twenty feet in the air, suspended between three large trees that grew in our back yard. I knew it would be difficult to construct the foundation…
Read MoreHow to Remain at Peace Amid Society’s Moral and Ethical Degradation
Science has seen a recent surge in popularity, primarily as a political football that is being kicked back and forth between Worldview X and Worldview Y. The term “science” is applied to debate subjects that have nothing to do with science, because injecting the term “science” to the discussion is believed to add credibility to…
Read MoreI Cannot Pray for Your ‘Unspoken’ Request
I first heard the phrase in the 1970s when I was investigating the Christian religious system. I am now 56, and it makes no more sense to me today than it did when I was 14. The scenario will run something like this: Someone in a leadership capacity will ask if there are any requests…
Read MoreFaith – What is That Stuff?
Faith is neither static nor instantaneous. It is not something we stumble upon and immediately understand. Neither is faith a one-size-fits-all proposition. In saying this, I am not rejecting the idea of truth and error, but rather acknowledging that faith grows as we grow. The faith that sustains me in my walk as a disciple…
Read MoreLet God Be God While I Be His Child
The beginning of Psalm 46 reads, “God is our refuge and strength, an ever present help in trouble. Therefore, we will not fear, though the earth give way and the mountains fall into the sea, though its waters roar and foam and the mountains quake with their surging.” (Psalm 46:1-3, NIV-1984) That would make for an interesting…
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