In a world East of Eden, filled with good things but also of temptation, uncertainty, and suffering, it is then a struggle to know how to handle the "good things" in life-- the created things that God has declared good. We often need to undo and relearn our relationship to created things.
If God Is In Control, Why Pray?
If God is sovereign, why pray? All of us, though we may not verbalize the question, practically live out our implicit answers to this question in our prayers lives.
Looking Unto Jesus
Sometimes, it isn't until we find ourselves despairing, doubtful and discouraged that we trace back our struggles to trying to find hope in ourselves and our own faith or spirituality. And sometimes, we need to hear someone articulate for us the difference between hoping in Christ and hoping in self to make that connection.
We Quickly Fly Away, But…
That day I got mad at a flower.
Christmas For Every Longing Heart
One of the more difficult parts of the holidays to navigate is the expectation to make happy memories and for things to be cheery. It doesn’t really make sense that a date on the calendar or a few weeks declared the "holiday season” would magically make things wonderfully happy, but for whatever reason we expect …