I can understand the appeal in this form of exercise. We’ve just returned from four days in London, the money hoovered clean from our pockets, our hair and clothes still dirty with all that the city has thrown at us, and we’ve also done more than our fair share of walking. Between...
Prayer for Relational Strength: Dear God, in times of hardship, I pray for the strength to maintain healthyrelationships. Challenges can strain the bonds with loved ones, but I seek Your guidance. Grant me the wisdom to communicate with love, the patience to understand, and the empathy to su...
As I was walking back to the car, an Asian woman was trying to get Jim to understand what she wanted. When I got there, she rushed over to me with her park map. She wanted to know which direction to go to see the sights in the big pictures at the top of the page. I didn’t...
When I realize the agony of His sufferings and understand that he endured for me the unfathomable pain it is as the song How Great Thou Art puts it “I scarcely can take it in that on that cross He bled and died for me”. My soul groans with the agony of it. It brings to reality...
or the arts is likely to struggle with one or more of the passages, and may not find them interesting or informative. Can you imagine what it would be like to try to understand them if you couldn’t decipher half the words, had never heard of neurons, synapses, ratio, calories, the ...
“I’ve lied to my spouse about ___.” A long time ago, Spock and I had a bad marriage. During that time, I believed myself to be a good person, committed to fixing my marriage. But the way I behaved around him and out in the world were two different things. On one hand,...
To understand that, even though I may not be able to see past my current situation, God can. Not only that, but He will make sure that whatever happens works out for the best! Romans 8:28: And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love Him, who have ...
And second, something that really gets rid of pride in my life is to always keep His Work at the Cross in view. Paul, in the Bible, wrote about boasting only in the Cross of Christ — we can only do that as we truly remember the Cross of Christ, what we cost Him, and when we...
Some of my other thoughts were, “Oh crap, now I really can’t talk.”“No one will understand me.” After learning more and more, I realized I needed help learning and growing. My next question was,”Who is going to help me? and “I am going to go crazy because I have to talk...
than I could ever be, and I have to trust that with his help, patience, and a healthy dose of humility, I will come to better understand prayer. (Until then, I’ll likely be squeezing the clammy hand next to mine, passing the chain on, when it’s my turn to pray for the group...