best days, worst days
What’s the best day you ever had? Can you think of a few best days? Some of my best days were the day I got my first full-time teaching job, the day I got married, the days my kids were …
suffering
tornado
An update on the tornado that recently hit a small town in Iowa.
- The community is still in shock, but already a lot of clean up has begun. Please pray for rest and endurance for those already responding.
- Pray for
sufferings and disappointments
If you are alive for any amount of time, you will be disappointed. How many and how intense are the disappointments I face! Sometimes I live my life on land, occasionally approaching the water’s edge of disappointment, dipping in a …
God of all comfort
We are all in need of comfort, from time to time. In the past week, I’ve talked with people who’ve lost a pet, lost a loved one, lost a job. The cancer returned, the car broke down, and financial difficulties …
a message to the graduates
Graduation day is here! Congratulations to all the graduates, their families, local teachers and staff! It is a high point of accomplishment and worthy to be celebrated. I pray you enjoy the revelries and festivities and be proud of your …
hope in hard times
David’s life was complicated. He and his family were chosen to do great things, and many victories had already been won, yet there were times of trouble and falling way off course. Life is messy. In the midst of ups …
dealing with cancer
A letter to a friend diagnosed with bone cancer and not given long to live:
I want to encourage you in the suffering you are going through. I remind you that in Christ, you have a joy and wealth that …
seeing troubles in light of God’s majesty
It was a troubling time in my life. One crisis led to another, and there was a lot of anxiety and worry. It was all spinning out of control. Who could make sense of all this mess? Enter God’s majesty. …
Christ in hard places….
Glass crashed all around me. The car ahead stopped short and I didn’t see the lights in time; I smashed him very hard. I heard screeching tires as the car behind me rammed my back. Then I was off in …
nothing could be more important than this
She was broken and torn up, both inside and out. A devastating life of sin and rebellion had ravaged her body and soul. She was burdened. A heavy weight of guilt and regret and shame laid upon her. What could