Winter is wearying. The struggles it brings weigh down our days. The bleak landscape and destructive power of winter can overwhelm even hardy souls. The secular world names winter discouragement, Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD). With the light of faith, though, winter produces treasures. The crystals of ice and snow proclaim ...
Read More »The Agony of Alone
I remember when I was in my early 20s and finally lived on my own for the first time. My apartment was less than 300 square feet, and though I loved the idea of my new independence, there seemed nothing more painful than the hollow echo of solitude. I came home everyday after work ...
Read More »Two Options: Faith or Fear
Security, a sense of safety, is a basic need. Even secular psychology recognizes this fundamental, biblical truth. In fact, our human minds have only two default pathways to choose: faith or fear. The path of fear leads to captivity and death. The path of faith leads to hope and life. ...
Read More »‘You Gotta SEEK’
Hebrews 10:24-25 (HCSB) 24 And let us be concerned about one another in order to promote love and good works, 25 not staying away from our worship meetings, as some habitually do, but encouraging each other, and all the more as you see the day drawing near. Willie, an elderly, ...
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