The Lord tells us in scripture that His ways are not our ways (see Isaiah 55:8) and yet we consistently assume He will do things according to our own expectations. We expect Him to answer prayers in the way we want, to handle situations and run His kingdom in ways that make sense to our …
“Sometimes I open my mouth and my mother comes out…” “You act just like your dad!” “I can tell you’re a (insert family name here, or a friend of_________)!” We pick up similarities from those we spend the most time with. Sometimes that’s good, and sometimes not so good… What I want is for people …
Have you ever experienced the illusion when once something is brought to your attention, you start seeing it everywhere? Like when you purchase a particular model of car, you start seeing it more frequently on the roads? (This is a real phenomenon! It even has a name-the ‘Baader-Meinhof’ phenomenon.) It isn’t really that the frequency …
Physical fitness isn’t really my thing (obviously,) but watching the Olympics kind of (just a little) makes me want to be better at that. It’s inspiring to see the athletes who have dedicated so much time and effort into their training, who have sacrificed and worked and consistently showed up to practice in order to …
Enoch lived in a time of great wickedness and turmoil. The people among whom he lived ‘denied’ the Lord, ‘sought their own counsels in the dark,’ ‘devised murder,’ and did not keep the commandments (see Moses 6:28). Even so, Enoch received the invitation from the Lord: ‘walk with me’ (Moses 6:34). Although he felt inadequate …
