Sometimes I feel like life must be a dream. The sheer thought of existing, and thinking, and communicating overwhelms me. Sometimes, though, these thoughts feel like they could push me over the edge. Let me give you an example… Where did God come from? Could a creator who made the earth out of nothing come […]
When does the absence of submission double its meaning? I learned something this week that has carried with me into the weekend. Let me see if I can put in words a thought that I find compelling. In the ongoing debate about the role of husbands and wives, we’ve probably all heard both sides of […]
In my last post, I talked about some specific examples of things I can’t do regardless of how much faith I have in God, myself, or anyone else. Let me give you a couple more examples and see if we can come to terms with what we can’t do: In addition to all of the […]
In my last post, I talked about believing that we can be or do anything God wants us to be or do, but that I am also sobered by the awareness of what I can’t do. Let me give you some examples: I am troubled by the fact that I cannot control my circumstances. I […]
Over the years, I’ve reminded myself that, with God’s help, I can do anything God wants me to do, say anything he wants me to say, and go any place he wants me to go. In spite of some setbacks along the way, those convictions have not changed. I still believe a thousand demons with […]
My wife, Di, and I like having a dog around the house. For years we had a gentle Huskie, named Bozwick, and his best friend– a feisty Shitzu-with-an-attitude named, Jake. The little guy joined us in grieving the passing of his big friend a couple of years ago. Both let us know when someone or […]
My guess is that many of us have seen the same thing. Looking back, our Father in heaven has given us enough daily provisions to show his faithfulness, enough dramatic answers to our prayers to show his ability to respond– and enough “silence” to test our trust. We’re probably also learning together that God cannot […]
In my last post, I ended noting that even Jesus made repeated, unanswered requests before saying, “Nevertheless, not My will but Yours be done.” So here’s what I’m thinking. See if you agree. If our best examples of faith have lived with the pain of unanswered prayer, would our worst case scenario be to live […]
In my last post I alluded to the friends of Job who assumed that the reason Job found heaven silent was that he was hiding some hidden sin. Let’s take this a little further. While not discounting the possibility that there is something in me that needs to change, I keep reminding myself that God […]
Over time I’ve sensed that many of us have questions about prayer that we keep to ourselves. One of those questions has to do with unanswered prayers. See once if you track with me… Would you ask someone to pray for you if you knew that person was living with the heartache of unanswered prayer? […]
