New Blog Series: Suffering and Friendship (Based on Paul’s Letter to the Philippians)
Several years ago a friend gifted me a beautiful scarf as a thank you for serving her during an extremely challenging season. She didn’t need to give me anything. I certainly hadn’t been expecting anything. But it has served as…
Lament Series: Why Easter Allows Us to Grieve with Hope
What does it mean that as Christians we get to “grieve with hope”? How does Easter make that statement true? As we wrap up our series on lament, it is fitting that we got to walk through Holy Week and…
Lament Series: Are We Allowed to Complain to God?
We teach our children not to whine and complain. We encourage them to be thankful and to look for the positives in their circumstances. So when we look at Biblical complaint in lament, it can feel uncomfortable.Biblical complaint is different…
When Our Faith is Shaking
(This devotional was originally posted in the Christian Parents of Kids with Cancer Support Group) So the men turned from there and went toward Sodom, but Abraham still stood before the Lord. Then Abraham drew near and said, “Will you indeed sweep away the…