Going Deeper… What did I do wrong to deserve this? 10 Mar 20147 Aug 2014 Yesterday I started a series of posts prompted by everyone's favorite pastoral question: "Why is this happening to me?" It is a very honest question when we are suffering, and…
Going Deeper… Why Is This Happening to Me? 9 Mar 20147 Aug 2014 "Why is this happening to me?" As a pastor, I get asked this question a lot. When struggles and difficulties come, it is natural to want to know the "why."…
Faith… Remember to Look Up 11 Feb 201411 Feb 2014 Turn to me and be gracious to me,for I am lonely and afflicted.Relieve the troubles of my heartand free me from my anguish.Look on my affliction and my distressand take…
Forgiveness… Why Did Jesus Say That God Had Forsaken Him? 15 Dec 201315 Dec 2013 In my previous post, Walking in the Valley of the Shadow, Part 3, I said: "I submit that on the cross, Jesus in His human nature, felt the reality of…
Discipleship… Walking in the Valley of the Shadow, Part 1 11 Dec 201311 Dec 2013 How long, LORD, must I call for help, but you do not listen? Or cry out to you, "Violence!" but you do not save? Why do you make me look…
Christian Living… Once I’m a Christian I’ll Always Be Happy, Part 3 20 Nov 201320 Nov 2013 A bit of a recap to put today's thoughts in context: A few years ago I was asked to give the weekly chapel address at a Christian High School in…
Christian Living… Once I’m a Christian I’ll Always Be Happy, Part 2 19 Nov 201319 Nov 2013 Being a pastor, people come to me asking for help in finding what God's will is for them concerning this or that. I can't always help the way they want.…
Christian Living… Once I’m a Christian I’ll Always Be Happy, Part 1 18 Nov 201318 Nov 2013 What I feared has come upon me; what I dreaded has happened to me. I have no peace, no quietness; I have no rest, but only turmoil. –Job 3:25-26 Have…
Christian Living… Grace in a Dark Place, Part 4 13 Nov 201313 Nov 2013 Sometimes, for reasons we don't understand, or for seasons that we think go on way too long, God puts His children in dark places. What I have been learning is…
Christian Living… Grace in a Dark Place, Part 3 12 Nov 201312 Nov 2013 Yesterday I shared some thoughts on what it means to be children of the light. Today I want to think about a second question: What effect does being children of…
Learning To Be Full Of Grace And Truth. 