Monthly Archives: September 2016
I heard a marriage counselor speak once about how easily we romanticize marriage by expecting our beloved to read our minds. He mused that perhaps during our courtship we could “finish each other’s sentences,” but most of the time, we need to learn to articulate what we want from our…..
I’m sure you’ve heard the story of the person trapped on a rooftop in a flood who proceeds to reject aid from rescue workers because, “I’m counting on God to save me.” It’s a good example of confidence in the Lord gone wrong.
Dependence on God is a different brand of reliance.
The stages I…..
At some point in my early teen years I had a teacher who explained growing up as a series of stages. We begin as children dependent on our parents and other adults to care for us and teach us. Then, in our adolescence we work towards independence so that by the time we…..
In memory of summer now past, a poem
There is something breathtaking in the sea,
In the contemplation of its complete constancy:
It is always there, sleepless –
Which is not to say changeless
Because it has its moods:
At times a gamester,
Calling us out,…..
Recently, I read Philip Yancey’s Vanishing Grace in which he notes how often society at large perceives Christians as judgmental and self-righteous, noisily condemning anyone who doesn’t share their views. Even though that’s not my general experience with Christians I know, I do recognize that as the…..