He was tall, dark, and handsome, with a natural curl in his dark brown hair, twin dimples, a jawline chiseled like Michelangelo’s David, and sparkling milk chocolate eyes. He set off fireworks in my heart. All I could do was stare, thinking, Man, that guy would look great in my wedding pictures. Fortunately for me,…
There’s a prevailing belief among Christians that once a person accepts Jesus into their heart, their life will immediately become easier and they will experience fewer struggles. I have been a victim of this thinking before. When a new hardship invariably comes along (because this world has many troubles), we feel devastated. We erroneously believe…
“God, are you even still with me in this battle? I thought you said you’d fight for me, but right now I feel so alone.” I scribbled the words in my journal at the end of a long list of old wounds that had been scraped raw during an argument with my husband the previous…
“Did a big fish really swallow Jonah?” my seven-year-old son asked as I closed his children’s Bible. Barrett recently took up fishing, so bass and bluegill are on his mind a lot these days. He watches tutorials on fishing lures and practices tying them in the garage. He also studies the saltwater species. We know…
Recently, my relationship with God has felt more like a checklist item than something living and vibrant. The fault is mine. I haven’t been to church in over a month, partly due to traveling but also due to our family’s struggle to find a church where we feel a sense of belonging. We want to…
In the Book of Habakkuk, we read the prophet’s expressions of grief. But unlike most of the prophets, Habakkuk journals his laments directly to God. In three short chapters, Habakkuk questions God’s character in some familiar ways. First, he questions God’s goodness because of all the evil, injustice, and tragedy in the world. Like any…