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Where is God When the Ache is Overwhelming?
Jet lag jolts me awake. It's 3:35 am.
Not knowing what else to do, I grab my phone and scan the headlines. My heart slips into the pit of my stomach as I read the news articles about the children at Camp Mystic. “Lord, please, please let there be a miracle. Let the rest of the ...
What Does Trusting God in the Storm Really Look Like?
We’ve all heard it before: "Just trust God."
Well-meaning friends and family advise us to weather life's storms by trusting in God. Our pastors mention it from the stage almost every week. Blog writers (like yours truly) echo the same sentiment (with the best of intentions, I should add).
And with good reason. The Bible mentions the ...
Bible Plan: Goodbye, Self-Doubt!
In our last post in the series of Bible plans for June, we're featuring a 6-day devotional about finding our confidence and purpose in God.
In, "Goodbye, Self-Doubt" we don't focus on self-improvement or strategies to grow in confidence. Instead, we turn our eyes to God. Our vision is filled by who He is. And that ...
Bible Plan: Tackling Disappointment
In the third week of our June series, we are diving into disappointment. More specifically, we're looking at how to handle the inevitable disappointments, detours, and delays that we're dealt with.
We’ve all been there. The closed door. The broken relationship. The rejection. The loss. None of us are immune to disappointment. While we don't pretend ...
Bible Plan: Finding Rest in a Busy World
To continue our June series on Bible Plans, this week we're focusing on the theme of rest.
There’s no getting around the fact that we live in an always-spinning world. We yearn for quietness in our souls – but, often, that deep rest seems out of our reach. Or is it? In the next few days, ...
Bible Plan: “Do Not Be Anxious…” But How???
While my family and I are in "vacation mode" in June, I figured it would be a good time to point you to some of my online Bible Plans on the Bible App/ YouVersion.
Over the years, I've contributed about 15 plans to the YouVersion platform. One of the most popular studies has been on anxiety ...
What Does It Mean to “Wait on God”?
In the city where I live in South India, traffic jams are as inescapable as stains on white pants. There is no dodging them. Here, traffic lights hold “special” meanings—green is typically a signal that a symphony of honking will begin. The thing is, we can’t get very far even when the green light is ...
It’s Time We Brought Back “Sin”
Yeah, I admit. That’s a clickbait-ish title. But, I assure you, it will make sense eventually. Hear me out.
In recent years, we’ve grown less accustomed to hearing that little three-letter word, “sin.” I’m not talking about popular culture where I wouldn’t expect the word “sin” to be bandied about, unless used to convey something exciting ...
When Your Decisions Aren’t Perfect
I’m at the age where many of life’s major decisions have been ironed out, neatly folded, and tucked away in a drawer. Not all of them, of course. But some of the most significant and confusing decisions are done and dusted: Which colleges should I apply to? What career should I choose? Should I take this job ...
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