God is bigger

We love to get everything under control. We love everything situated where things won’t go wrong. As you know, life just isn’t like that. As soon as we get control, things start to fall apart. Sometimes the feeling of everything working smoothly lasts for years. Sometimes it just lasts for a few minutes. Entire industries […]

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Keep my heart soft

Life has a way of wearing us down. At least that’s the way it is for me. Joys and challenges are part of each day. My response to each challenging situation I face and every demanding thought that hits me can really wear on me. Some days, I feel as if I’ve been fighting a […]

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Experiencing Jesus in new ways

Here are some quick ways you can experience Jesus more in your daily life. (I’m no expert; this is a list of ideas for me too.) Talk to Jesus out loud when you’re walking somewhere. (No worries, people will just think you’re talking on your cell phone with really small headphones.) Talk about Jesus with […]

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Tough Stuff

Walt Disney gives us a false message: “Someday my prince will come.” (Okay, this is a true message, in the ultimate sense. Jesus will come back and make everything right. Eventually.) But meanwhile, life is challenging. Walt Disney tells us that in two hours all of life’s difficult challenges are neatly resolved. The Bible gives […]

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Good Friday

Jesus Christ died. The son of God was crucified on a cross. We’ve heard the end of the story – He was raised again and lives forever. But on Good Friday we celebrate His death. “Celebrate” sounds like the wrong word to use. Why should anyone be happy about such a cruel event? The reason […]

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