Tag: trust
Unafraid?
God is our refuge and strength,a helper who is always foundin times of trouble.Therefore we will not be afraid.Psalm 46:1--2a Yesterday while having a Zoom conversation with my spiritual director, he asked what I want more of from God. It took me a few moments, but this is what came to mind at the time. …
Dying to Live
Maybe we have to die to live. Jesus tells us that only those willing to lose their lives will save them. But this has to mean more than believing in the fact of the atoning death and life-giving resurrection of Jesus. Which I do. It certainly has to mean more than putting to death sin …
My Story Part 15: What? Me, a Pastor?
I can't recall a time when I wasn't interested in truth or God or church or Jesus. So much so that I have long understood the arc of my life through the lens of what God is doing (or wants to be doing) in me. Even in those seasons when I drifted away, not only …
Don’t Go to Egypt!
There was a famine in the land, so Abram went down to Egypt to stay there for a while because the famine in the land was severe. When he was about to enter Egypt, he said to his wife, Sarai, “Look, I know what a beautiful woman you are. When the Egyptians see you, they will say, ‘This …
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