Tag Archives: brokenness
Just Enough Knowledge of Self: Linda K. Meets C.S. Lewis
C.S. Lewis is one of my favorite Christian authors. It can take some thought to get the point he is making in some of his writings, but the effort is well worth the understanding that I gain. Some time ago I bought a journal that consisted of various C.S. Lewis quotes followed by about a [...]
The Lord Is Our Shepherd
This is what is called a “found poem,” which means that every line of the poem was found in some other writing. In this case, all of the lines of this poem are found in the Bible, from the Old Testament prophets, the words of Jesus, and all the way through Revelation. The lines of [...]
Prayer for the Weak and Lonely
Let us pray . . . God our comforter, you are a refuge and a strength for us, a helper close at hand in times of distress. Enable us so to hear the words of faith that our fear is dispelled, our loneliness eased, our anxiety calmed, and our hope reawakened. May your Holy Spirit [...]
Our Great Physician
I wrote this poem the other day for Thankful Thursday on my own blog. Knowing that many who visit Broken Believers struggle with illness and pain, I thought this would be good to share here as well. There are plenty of cracked clay pots around this place, and God is in the business of using [...]
What Good are the Miracles of Jesus?
“But if I do it, even though you do not believe me, believe the miracles, that you may know and understand that the Father is in me, and I in the Father.” –John 10:38 The healings Jesus performed boldly attest to his claim to be God. When we read about them, as recorded in the [...]
Old Prayers That Penetrate Deep
O Lord, Lover of men, who forgivest us our sins; Cleanse us of all that is base or selfish, and make us to be in all things thy servants, and the messengers of thy love. Amen. Grant, O Lord, that we may meet all difficulties and temptations with a stedfast heart, in the strength of [...]
A Chariot Ride Into Teachability
We live out our lives making decisions. Many are like ‘forks’ in the road. They are made and they shunt us in another direction. Some are dramatic, we see very quickly that the road is going to take us in a radically different path. Sometimes, if we’re honest, we will admit to backtracking, retracing our route [...]
Mannequin Logic
For as in Adam all die, so in Christ all will be made alive. 1 Corinthians 15:22 But because of his great love for us, God, who is rich in mercy, made us alive with Christ even when we were dead in transgressions—it is by grace you have been saved. Ephesians 2:4-5 When you were [...]
Hang On, Dear One!
“He comes to us in the brokenness of our health, in the shipwreck of our family lives, in the loss of all possible peace of mind, even in the very thick of our sins. He saves us in our disasters, not from them. He emphatically does not promise to meet only the odd winner of the [...]