When Things Get Hard and Freedom Follows

When Things Get Hard and Freedom Follows

I’ve really wanted to throw in the towel the last couple of weeks. More than once. I’ve wanted to hang it up. Call it quits. Just stop trying to write and pursue all these things I know God put in me to do. Because, man, it got really tough. Spiritually,...
Where Anger Stirs

Where Anger Stirs

Go ahead and be angry. You would do well to be angry – but don’t use your anger as fuel for revenge. And don’t stay angry.  Ephesians 4:8 (The Message) Have you ever been good and angry? A few months ago I listened to Chip Ingram’s series,...
To Take or To Trust

To Take or To Trust

I was barely old enough to write out words. Yet, with misspellings and tears, the note I wrote to my parents that day still comes to mind. My brother didn’t want me playing with his ball, and I did. I wanted it. I took it. With a tinge of guilt I bounced it on the...