Category Archives: God
Pain and Prayer in Poetry
This poem is an acrostic of sorts. When I originally wrote it I titled it Prayer, but the acrostic letters that begin each stanza spell PAIN. It was written at a time I was in a lot of physical and emotional pain, and found that prayer was the best way to find relief, if not [...]
Elijah Had Some Issues
Then Elijah walked for a whole day into the desert. He sat down under a bush and asked to die. “I have had enough, Lord,” he prayed. “Let me die. I am no better than my ancestors.” 1 Kings 19:4 Poor Elijah. He was bold and heroic, taking on the enemy at Mt. Carmel. A [...]
The Creation of Moms
While the Good Lord was creating Mothers, He was well into his sixth day of overtime. Then an angel appeared and said, “You’re doing a lot of fiddling around on this one!” And the Lord said, “Have you read the specifications of this order? She has to be completely washable, but not plastic. Have 180 [...]
When Sin Brutalizes You
When Our Sin Overwhelms Us “There are three things for certain. #1 You will never forget your sins. #2 God has forgotten them. #3 The Devil will try to make you remember your sins. The question is who are we going to side with? God says our sins are past, cleansed, and gone. You cannot go on with [...]
Pondering How Three Can Be One
Over the past few days I’ve been pondering the doctrine of the trinity and how three can be one. The Bible tells us that there is only one true God, so how then can our Father in Heaven be God, Jesus the Son be God, and the Holy Spirit be God, all at the same [...]
A Blessed Discomfort
What follows is NOT an ordinary, run-of-the-mill blessing. Some would undoubtedly wish for one, and anticipating what follows will skip this blog. It happens all the time. But, at distinct times, the Holy Spirit surgically slices through our foggy-ness and illuminates us to ourselves. May God bless you with discomfort at easy answers, half truths, and [...]
Four Truths from God
I want to share four truths that I heard in church last Sunday. They are four truths that our youth minister heard a Christian speaker share at a conference earlier last week. But these four truths weren’t new with that speaker either. Their source is God and they are told to us in His Word. For [...]
Our Gentle God Loves Kindness
When I think “gentleness“, what pops into my mind is my wife holding and caressing my infant daughter almost 20 years ago. Her touch is soothing. She softly hums a lullaby. The farthest thing from her thinking at that quiet moment, is anything harsh or cruel. This is critical because of what happens next. One of my [...]