What True Comfort Looks Like: It Doesn’t Whitewash Pain
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Why do we offer whitewashed comfort that minimizes pain when we all need true comfort- that will hold us up no matter the outcome? Where can we find that?
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You Are Not Missing Out
/One of Satan's lies is: “You are missing out. Your life could be better.” Satan told Eve that lie in the garden & he has been whispering it to us since then
Read MoreWhen God Writes Your Story in a Way You Didn’t Want…
/When each day feels like an insurmountable struggle, and the present is all-consuming, it’s hard to imagine anything good can come out of my story.
Read MoreThe Relentless Ache of Unfulfilled Longings
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What do I do with my unfulfilled longings? Forget them? Deny them? What will that make them go away? Am I wasting my life waiting for what I'll never have?
Read MoreThe Power of Giving Thanks
/It’s easy to give thanks when things are going well. But to thank God for his provision when life feels like it's crumbling can be life-changing …
Read MoreHow to Discourage a Suffering Friend
/I've discouraged suffering friends by minimizing their pain, comparing them to others, and delivering stirring mini-sermons on what they should do.
Read MoreThe Blessing of Failure
/My extraordinary failure stripped away everything I had been clinging to. And in the destruction of those accomplishments that had previously defined me, God did a radical work.
Read MoreWhen the Detour Becomes the New Road
/When my plans go awry, I always want to believe that I have just taken a detour. Maybe it’s a long one, but I hope I’ll soon return to the way things used to be…
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