When Truth Turns Into a Tripwire
April 27, 2023
We are living in tricksy days. People use phrases about “my truth,” or “what feels true to you.” And while I freely acknowledge that it
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We are living in tricksy days. People use phrases about “my truth,” or “what feels true to you.” And while I freely acknowledge that it
I seem to have a hard time loving. Even after all this time, some conflict or some person slams up against a brick wall inside
God is always leading us forward into freedom. Past the sin, the stuck places, the disappointment, and the heartache of living. Forward. Always forward into
If you remember, my word for the year is Unleashing Miracles. Audacious, I know. But isn’t He? Audacious, awe-inspiring, surprising, outrageous. That’s our God. And today
The word stopped me dead in my tracks. A friend was coaching us about decisions that needed to be made and he remarked, “it was
Chuck and I enjoy eating out. We have our favorite go-to spots and a list of got-to-try places. As we left Corner 16 the other
To be frank, I am not sure how the church ever stumbled over the miracle question. How we dropped the training and expectation of miracles
Each year we ask the Lord for His word for us for the year. It’s an exercise we have been doing for a long time.
You have read the words yourself. “Never will I leave you or forsake you.” The Old and New Testaments are full of these promises from our beautiful God. And yet, I wonder how we think about this Holy Presence? Is it begrudging? Is it out of duty? Is it out of fear of reprisal? Some cosmic shadow simply enduring the whole of humanity?
Something happened yesterday and it was simply incredible. I was talking to a friend about financial things. There was absolutely nothing emotionally charged about our conversation but I kept seeing something on her face. It almost looked like she had been crying. It wasn’t a mascara run but it looked like fresh tears without the glisten. I was becoming increasingly distracted by it so I finally interrupted her and said, “Have you been crying?”
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