If we grew up on the plains of sub-Saharan Africa, it’s hard to imagine an ice cream sundae. If we grew up in Georgia, it’s hard to imagine 50 different types of snow and ice. And if we never experienced the love of a good and wise earthly father, it is...
There is definitely a place for remembering, especially at holidays. Sometimes it’s part of honoring and sometimes it’s part of healing. And there is nothing wrong with happy feelings. God made us to have feelings, after all, and when things are right,...
Hundreds of billions of dollars are spent every year by advertising agencies to convince us of what our needs are. But if you’re like me, we don’t need any help making up needs. My ‘felt’ needs creep in and exercise a kind of tyranny all by themselves. And what about...
It’s less messy to ignore our sin, rather than facing it. But sometimes (like the week I’m writing this) my sin is so clear in my eyes that it is depressing or exhausting or both. And actually, this is a good thing; it’s a ‘severe...
If you watch the election coverage or other news for very long, it can begin to feel like we’re in a societal earthquake. The foundations are crumbling, and we’re all in danger of being crushed. But it doesn’t take the news to feel that like. Maybe you’re...
Ahh… the feeling of being in love. And when the object of our affection is in love with us, too… it feels like heaven! “Sing for Joy” This song says: Give Him your love, He’s in love with us But is that true? Can we really say that God...