I’ve seen the way life’s jungles open up into meadows more beautiful than we imagined. If we want to see God’s glory, we need to persevere. I say: Hack through the brambles, crawl through the muck. Sleep in a damp cave if you have to. Whatever you do, don’t give up. One day, you’ll burst […]
Lately, my eight-year-old son has been reading piles of children’s books about saints. I love seeing him gravitate towards wanting to learn more about God. I want all of my boys to fall in love with Jesus like their dad and I have. The other night, he showed me a story he’d read about St. […]
What if a storm cloud refused to rain? Would it stay dark forever? How heavy would it get? How many flowers would miss their chance to bloom, waiting for water that never fell? What if you refuse to share your heart with the world? Will it be dark forever? How heavy will it get? […]
“The Lord is close to the brokenhearted.”Psalm 34:18 “To weep is to make less the depth of grief.” ― William Shakespeare God, You know the hearts that are breaking right now. We can only imagine the shock of going from a state of love and positive expectation of life to experiencing the sudden loss of a beloved child. What can we do to […]