If we seek stability and certainty, we must end in one place: God. God does not change. In Him we have certainty and predictability. If we keep our eyes on Him we can anchor ourselves to an immovable rock in a sea of change, uncertainly, and turmoil.
How can Jesus' model for prayer, "The Lord's Prayer," be our guide in these times of unrest?
In "The Lord of the Rings", Sam is a Hobbit of many virtues. His example can teach us to have hope, even in the darkest of times.
Denethor, from Tolkien's Lord of the Rings, can teach us about the danger of isolating ourselves in a time of turmoil.
Denethor, from Tolkien's Lord of the Rings, can teach us about the danger of isolating ourselves in a time of turmoil.
As the Covid-19 pandemic unfolds and the ground keeps shifting underneath us, it is important to make sure we seek to understand how the Lord can use our gifts and talents to help a hurting world.
It is challenging to know what to say in the face of the Covid-19 pandemic and our national reaction to it, both rational and panicked. I don't have any answers or advice you haven't heard elsewhere, but perhaps the Lord has something to say to you. Here are three questions to ask yourself that may help you see where God is moving in your life in this time.
C S Lewis's Screwtape Letters is one of my favorite books. From time to time I find myself in possession of a letter that appears to be from Screwtape to his nephew, Wormwood, but was not written by Lewis. Below is one of those letters, dealing chiefly with how to neuter a Christian's resolve to pray
Christmas morning has come and gone. Did you have a good Christmas? Did you get everything you wanted? When I think about those questions, I remember the 1983 movie “A Christmas Story,” one the most highly rated and best-loved Christmas movies. In my family, our long tradition was to watch it on Thanksgiving after our …
Outside of community I can go along believing all sorts of nonsense about myself. In community my delusions are quickly stripped away. Let me give you a concrete example of this, not in the context of church, but from my work life. The principle remains the same. It is when we move from the abstract to the concrete that we have any chance to understand ourselves.
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