I have a super power. Now, before you get excited, you need to understand that in the overall superhero lexicon of powers, mine ranks pretty much dead last. See, my super power is angering people I thought were my friends. The worst part of my super power? I generally have no idea I’ve used it….
Growing up, I viewed God as someone who was looking down from heaven, wanting me to love and serve him. But I also imagined he was so disappointed every time I messed up that he was keeping a Santa Claus–type list of everything I did wrong. I assumed he continually felt let down because I…
Life can present sharp turns, leaving us to wonder what might happen next. We face high mountaintops and deep valleys, or perhaps we find ourselves looking straight into a black hole, feeling nothing but loneliness. I felt that. I feel that. I found myself reaching for my Bible in the loneliest moment of most recent…
I never considered myself an angry person. An emotional person, yes, but angry? Not me. However, something shifted about two years ago that made me begin to see myself as angry. That shift was having kids. The change didn’t take place right after giving birth. Babies can’t do much for themselves, and while they cry a…