Christian Living… Walking in the Valley of the Shadow, Part 4 16 Dec 201316 Dec 2013 A third thing I have been learning about ministering to people who are hurting, is that it is important to be praying for discretion and discernment; because sometimes listening is…
Christian Living… Walking in the Valley of the Shadow, Part 3 14 Dec 201314 Dec 2013 Another thing I have been learning in my ministry to people who are going through extreme difficulty is that the struggle with "why" and "where was God" is normal. There…
Christian Living… Walking in the Valley of the Shadow, Part 2 12 Dec 201312 Dec 2013 One of the things I have been learning about sharing God's love with people who are experiencing great pain, is that it is almost always more helpful to be a…
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… Let Go 16 Nov 201316 Nov 2013 Few books are as precious to me as Let Go, by Francis Fénelon (1651-1715). It contains 40 letters to people he was a spiritual father to. They are short, plain,…
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…
Spiritual Formation What Does a Gracious Person Look Like? 24 Aug 20114 Jun 2012 Here are four common traits I have observed in gracious people that we should be working on if we are going to excel at being gracious towards one another. Gracious people…
Discipleship… The Back Door 8 Jun 201121 Aug 2012 I have a young friend in college who has had the desire to go on a short-term mission trip this summer. She wanted to work in an orphanage or school…
Learning To Be Full Of Grace And Truth. 