When you believe the lie that hope is something you have to generate in your own strength, you get frustrated, disappointed, and exhausted. Putting your awareness of God’s goodness at the mercy of your circumstances and the opinions of others usually ends up with you feeling like a hollow chocolate bunny. With the head bitten …
There is a Song
The last of the light abandons me beyond the far horizon. This isn’t just sunset. The atmosphere thickens with a dark, stifling cloud, concealing every rock formation I’ve been using as landmarks in this desert. Even the path I’m standing on is shrouded so deeply I can barely see a step ahead. The quote comes …
Let It Soak In
Hebrews 12:2 says Jesus was able to endure the cross because of the joy that lay beyond it. You are his joy. Let that soak in for a moment. Let it soak into your heart and mind more every day, and you’ll see yourself, your life, and everyone in it with the same joy and …
Looking Back to Move Forward
It was two or three in the morning on a Tuesday in April of 2012. The chemotherapy pump was keeping me awake, so I wrote a few things down. I thought a little of it might encourage someone: Jesus, you said a kingdom divided against itself can't stand (Mark 3:20-27). I know now that’s not …
Better Ways Mean Better Days
“The Lord spoke to me: ‘My thoughts aren’t like the thoughts you’ve been having, and the ways I deal with everything are beyond what you’ve been imagining. They’re as high above how you’ve been thinking and living as the heavens are above the earth'" (Isaiah 55:8-9). When God tells you his ways of thinking and …
Equip Your Spirit 