Finding Gratitude As We Age
We rarely talk about aging with positive messaging. How then do we work towards finding gratitude as we age? It comes over time by shifting...
Pain AND Suffering – What Can We Do?
Pain AND Suffering – What can we do? The old adage that pain is a given, but suffering is optional might not be fully true....
Raining from Above and Below
Raining from Above and Below In Genesis, as the flood grows, rain springs both below and above. A clear metaphor worthy of attention as in...
Noise vs. Harmony
Noise vs. Harmony In life, noise can overwhelm. God’s providence is there to gently bend noise into harmony.
Why Is It So Hard?
Why Is It So Hard? Life is hard for many of us on more days than it is easy. Why? #hope #strength
Failing Forward with Gratitude
We all reach a point in our journeys where it feels like we are failing. Let’s discuss the possibility of doing our best to stay...
The Moment When Theology Shifted for Me
The Moment When Theology Shifted for Me When we hit storms, we are not left unchanged. This was a personal for me… #hope #strength #newchurchlive
When “Good” Gets the Better of Us
When “Good” Gets the Better of Us Paradoxically one challenge of any storm is to take what is good and take it too far. #hope...
Shame and Guilt
Shame and guilt are helpful for only brief periods of time. We need to move on with God’s help.
Keeping it Simple
In listening to stroke survivor Katherine Wolf, she offered a hard-won truth, “God did not cause the suffering, but he will make it somehow matter.”...
