Psalm 18:2 tells us, “The Lord is my rock, my fortress and my deliverer” (NIV). At some point in all of our lives, we will most likely come face to face with fear. We will need the knowledge in Psalm 18:2 when we do. And despite the fact that we may know God is with…
I battle anxiety and depression. Years ago a friend told me that instead of saying, “I have anxiety” or “I suffer from anxiety,” he prefers to say he battles it. I have adopted his language, and so I say that, for me, anxiety and depression are a battle. It’s a much tougher battle than most…
I have a photo of myself on the property my parents owned in the small country town where I grew up. In it, I’m six years old, excitedly looking down at the pad of paper and pen my father has loaned me. I’ve donned his signature fishing hat and an oversized jacket, which is zipped…
The sense of loss had hung over me like a cloud for months. It started on a beautiful October Saturday morning at my nephew’s football game. That’s quite an unlikely place to start feeling a sense of despair, I know, but grief is weird like that. I stood on the sideline of my junior high…
Some people always see the best in people and situations. Others see only the worst. I label myself a positive realist—I don’t see people and situations as good to the point where I ignore what’s bad, but I try to see the positive. The Void of Loss I was running errands with my family the…
It’s been weeks since Easter. As everyone else seems to be moving on from the empty tomb, I can’t stop thinking about his resurrection. I think about the disciples after his crucifixion. Three days to process the inconceivable loss of their leader, teacher, mentor, friend, brother. Did they try to comfort themselves with the same…