Nervous waiting. It’s the worst —that period of time when we are waiting on an outcome that is going to cause change or bring a disruption. It’s a combination of two things none of us really like: waiting and anxiety. And the worst of it all: it is a part of life. In fact, it shows up in every stage of life, such as when we are … [Read more...]
He Loves Me…He Loves Me Not?
If we’re all honest, there are probably times when we don’t feel loved by God—times of loss, or heartache, or disappointment. Sometimes it can feel like it’s a game of “He loves me, He loves me not.” When the news is good, when the promotion comes, when healing occurs: He loves me. When the news is bad, when disappointment … [Read more...]
Asbury Outpouring 2023: My Experience and Testimony
I’ve long had a soft heart toward Asbury University and things of revival. As a youth pastor in the mid-1990s I led a few trips to Ichthus, a weekend Christian music festival (a response to Woodstock, actually) hosted by the Asbury seminary each April (it seemed to always rain). On one of those trips, I had been reading “One … [Read more...]
Dealing with Disappointment
You’ve already been dealing with it most of your life. From the moment you were first told you could not have something you wanted until this moment right now, you have been dealing with disappointment. Granted, the situations have changed. As a toddler it was making that last-second grab for candy in the grocery checkout lane. … [Read more...]
The Tripwire of the Virgin Birth
This past Tuesday, in our Tuesday Night Bible Study (a personal study group made up of a longstanding group of dear friends, a group full of book-worthy journeys) we explored the different accounts of the virgin birth. This was not necessarily because of “tis the Season,” but because our current study theme is “Strange Stuff in … [Read more...]
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