I grew up in church, so I started picking up on church words when I was very young. One of the terms that stood out to me was someone called the “Holy Ghost.” That was a little spooky to me because almost every ghost I had heard of was mean and scary. People told ghost…
Read MoreThe L Word
To say that we’ve been going through a difficult time the last three months is an understatement. Back on January 22, 2020, I texted my daughter to ask her if she had heard of a virus that was spreading in China. I had just read a news report about what was happening in the Wuhan…
Read MoreTrials and Cozy Coupes
Sometimes you read something that just sounds ridiculous. When our kids were little we gave them a Little Tikes Cozy Coupe. You know, the little plastic car with the red body, yellow top, driver’s side-only door that you powered with your feet? Well, a few years ago I read that someone in England had produced…
Read MoreLiving Through the Pain
When I was in the sixth grade, my friend Felix dared me to try to beat his record of sit-ups. I had no idea what his record was, but since he challenged me in front of the whole class, my manhood was on the line. And in the sixth grade, manhood is very important. So…
Read MoreRejoicing in Our Suffering?
In the world of ridiculous but true news, I read recently where researchers at Ghent University in Belgium are experimenting with a new, more environmentally-friendly ingredient in their waffles. They’re gathering fly larvae in a bowl of water, mixing it in a blender, and then putting it into a centrifuge to produce what can only…
Read MoreThe Pride of Anxiety
When I was nine years old, my parents got us a dog. Lady was a mixed breed and the most loving dog I’d ever been around. We were inseparable. I also had constant anxiety, though, about her dying. It was something that nagged at me my entire childhood. One Sunday afternoon I hopped in the…
Read MorePraying through COVID-19
I’m just guessing, but I imagine that the coronavirus pandemic has created an increase in the number of people who are praying. It’s natural for humans to cry out to God for help whenever we’re afraid or confused or when we’re reminded that our circumstances are out of our control. At least I know that’s…
Read MoreThe “Why’s” Have It
If you’re a parent, you know what I’m talking about when I mention kids going through the “Why?” phase. Their curiosity is so great that they ask questions, lots of questions, especially the “why” question. It goes something like this: “Daddy, why do I have to brush my teeth?”“Because Daddy said to.”“But why?”“So that your…
Read MoreRemember to Worship
When Christians face storms in life, how are we supposed to respond? What are we supposed to do? In the previous three posts, we’ve said that we should pray and we should trust. There’s something else we can do as well, and it may not be the first thing that comes to mind. When we’re…
Read MoreIn God We Trust
We’ve been discussing what we can do when we face storms in life, whether we’re talking about COVID-19 or any other type of difficulty we might face, and we’ve said that there are at least three things we can do: we can pray, we can trust, and we can worship. In the last post we…
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