“Though you have not seen him, you love him; and even though you do not see him now, you believe in him and are filled with an inexpressible and glorious joy, for you are receiving the end result of your faith, the salvation of your souls.” 1 Peter 1: 8-9 This week I was thinking … Continue reading Joy in Unlikely Places
A Slice of my Life
I was born and raised in Northern California, in an area where Christianity wasn’t very prevalent. I didn’t go to church growing up and for the most part, I didn’t think religion was something I needed in my life. During high school, I felt empty. I had few close friends and felt like I wasn’t … Continue reading A Slice of my Life
Strive for love
The other night I went to see a highly-accomplished speaker, Sander Flaum. In fact, I don’t know if I had ever been in the presence of anyone who had accomplished so many things. After graduating from Ohio State and receiving his MBA degree, he spent a few years in the military. He then went on … Continue reading Strive for love
Lord, bring me pain
“The righteous cry out, and the LORD hears them; he delivers them from all their troubles. The LORD is close to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit.” (Psalm 34:17-18) I am in an interesting season of life right now. For the first time since I can really remember, I don’t have … Continue reading Lord, bring me pain
This is God’s Story
“Let not the wise boast of their wisdom or the strong boast of their strength or the rich boast of their riches, but let the one who boasts boast about this: that they have understanding to know me, that I am the Lord, who exercises kindness, justice and righteousness on earth, for in these … Continue reading This is God’s Story
Life is Precious
For you created my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother's womb. I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful, I know that full well. My frame was not hidden from you when I was woven together in the depths of the earth. Your eyes saw my … Continue reading Life is Precious
We are comforted to comfort others
"Often, we endure trials seeking God's deliverance from them. Suffering is painful for us to endure or to see those we love endure. While our instinct is to flee trials, remember that even in the midst of suffering, God's will is being done." –Paul Chappell Soon after becoming a Christian, I was listening to a … Continue reading We are comforted to comfort others
Thank you for the lonely times
The lord is my Shepherd, I lack nothing. –Psalm 23:1 The other week I found myself in this beloved psalm with a heavy and uneasy heart. It’s something I turn to because I know it’s comforting and it has calmed me before. However, I have not turned to it enough times to always remember what it … Continue reading Thank you for the lonely times
Unshakable Identity
“Once I got the gold, it didn’t matter…I felt like the damage was done. I had given 200 percent that day in competition and laid it out on the floor, but I felt I had failed the world. I felt like since the world saw me as being nothing else, then if I failed at … Continue reading Unshakable Identity
Living Water
“Everyone who drinks this water will be thirsty again, but whoever drinks the water I give them will never thirst. Indeed, the water I give them will become in them a spring of water welling up to eternal life.” (John 4:13-14) In a clip from 2009 on 60 minutes, Tom Brady was interviewed about his success … Continue reading Living Water
