Everybody goes through things in life. We all have to deal with things, filter things, see things, grow from things, and get past things. Some days, it’s really hard. There’s one verse in the Bible that is sometimes the only thing I can hold on to in those tough moments. It’s not even the whole …
It’s very late at night. There’s a busy city humming behind me, and my mind is going a million miles an hour. I know I’m far from the only one who worries, overthinks, and then overthinks the overthinking. I like to say I come from a long line of worriers. It’s practically the family business. …
One of the things I’ve learned as I’ve gotten older is that life has a way of compounding — stress compounds, worries compound, expectations compound. The weight we carry doesn’t stay the same size; it grows. But there’s a verse that’s brought me a lot of peace through that: Isaiah 46:4. It’s a reminder that …
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Some days, there just aren’t words for what we’re going through. Lately I’ve found myself trying to describe and define things I’m working through internally, and honestly, I can’t. It’s in moments like these that I come back to Philippians 4:7, the promise that God gives a peace that surpasses understanding. That means it’s okay …
I’ve been a Christian since April 17th, 1978. I have a bachelor’s degree in religious education, and I’ve earned my pastoral credentials. And after all those years, all that learning, here’s the truth I keep coming back to. You never stop learning about God’s love. Recently I was reading a devotional, and it had two verses …
I recently discovered something about myself, I have JOMO. Do not worry, this is a good thing. It is actually very common for people reaching a certain stage in life.
I Have a Secret, I Am Angry Many of you may know me and think I am extremely happy go lucky, fun, silly, but I am actually kind of angry inside. I get angry at AI for not understanding me. I get angry at people for misunderstanding me. I get angry at others for not …
Children are often afraid of the dark, that fear can be easily chased away by just turning on the light and exposing things for what they are, so lets shine the light on the world of haters. In case you don’t know what a hater is, this is my best description. Hater – A person …