I heard this on the Dr John Delony podcast from a few days ago and it really hit home for me. Sometimes I feel that, when I’m going through a tough season and I’m struggling to get back on my feet again, it’s because I’m not good enough. I’ll often think to myself, “If I … Continue reading Your Are More Than Your Season
Why You Shouldn’t Be Afraid To Try Something New
I did a thing this weekend. I’ve been toying around with shaving my beard for a while. I’ve had some kind of facial hair for 10 years and wanted to see what it would be like to go around clean shaven for a while. I felt really nervous about shaving my beard off. Having a … Continue reading Why You Shouldn’t Be Afraid To Try Something New
Doing The Hard Work of Faith
We don’t have to work at fear. Fear is natural. Fear comes easy. Fear is an all-you-can-eat buffet. Fear is like the bottomless fries at Red Robin - it’ll keep coming until you say enough is enough. Faith, on the other hand, takes work. Not in the earn your salvation or God’s love kind of … Continue reading Doing The Hard Work of Faith
Your Struggle Is Not a Sign Of Your Strength
If you’re struggling with something today - whether it’s depression, anxiety, illness, job loss, grief, addiction, body image, conflict, etc. it does not mean you’re weak, less-than, or not good enough. The fact that you get out of bed each day and face what you have to face is a sign of how strong you … Continue reading Your Struggle Is Not a Sign Of Your Strength
When You Think You Can’t Talk to God
When pain and suffering break through the front door of our lives, we often feel angry, disappointed, and confused by God. Those are totally normal feelings to have when confronted with the hard things in life. In those moments our natural tendency is to run from God and hold back what we're really thinking and … Continue reading When You Think You Can’t Talk to God
Putting Love On In Our Relationships
Do you have a favorite shirt/outfit/sweater that you like? One of mine is a sweater I have in my office. Whenever I get cold, I put that sweater on. Likewise, what the Apostle Paul is saying in this verse is, to have unity in our community, we must put on love. How do we put … Continue reading Putting Love On In Our Relationships