Thoughts on the 5 Year Cancer Anniversary of our Daughter
Tomorrow marks five years since we first heard the word “cancer”. I’ve described it many times before as being just like the movies portray it. Sounds dimmed, peripheral vision blurred, and I felt like I was in a tunnel. I…
How to have Faith in the Middle of the Story
And so… perhaps there is value in writing about faith in the middle. Not the naïve faith of believing it’ll all work out the way we want. Nor the defeated faith of assuming God is going to do whatever he…
Suffering and Friendship: Calling Our Friends to Faith
Based on Philippians 3 So far in Philippians Paul has called his friends toward love, unity, humility, and obedience – now in Chapter three he calls them to faith. Have you ever watched a friend suffer and thought it was…
Suffering and Friendship: Focusing on the Bigger Picture
Based on Philippians 1:12-30 About six months into our daughter’s cancer journey, our pastor asked if I would speak to the church. He specifically hoped I could encourage the body of Christ by helping them see how God was providing…
