You Need to Talk to Someone About That Thing You’re Struggling With
One time when I was on a retreat God really put on my heart that I needed to speak to my youth minister about something I was struggling with. I felt a huge pit in my stomach.
Follow Your Heart? Yeah, Maybe You Should.
We are made to be filled up every day and then go out to empty ourselves out for others.
Live in the Pain: How to Find Peace Amid Suffering
Until knee surgery, I knew very little about significant pain. And even now, as I recover, I realize that I’ve got things easy in comparison to many others.
But the message of the cross is the same, regardless. From stubbed toes to terminal cancer, there is a beautiful paradox: suffering and hope.
God Bless Emotions
You see, in order to mourn — to truly feel the depth of mourning, sadness, depression, guilt, anger, shame, anxiety, loneliness, dread, remorse, fear — we can’t numb ourselves.
The Day I Realized That God Likes Me
My idea of God’s love was that He loved me just because He was incapable otherwise. But no, He likes me, He delights in me as my good, good Father.
The Swing
Suddenly, a realization hit me: I’m pretty grumpy. I am really worried. I’m overwhelmed by anxiety right now.
Where is God?
The worst things will happen. So when you see them, encounter them, feel them, or have them happen to you, know that this is not a reason to dismiss God. He is there.
When I am Weak, Then I am Strong
When I was a kid, I once took my RipStik out for a cruise around the neighborhood. I was feeling brazen, so I headed down a hill quite confidently…until I hit a rock and went flying. If only I had learned my lesson then. But instead…this summer I got into […]
Finding the Middle School Athlete in You
I was by far the smallest, least talented player on the team but that didn’t stop me from loving every minute of it.
