Have you ever been confronted by your sin in another person? Have you ever listened to a person lament and thought to yourself, this is exactly how I used to feel? But at the same time, felt very inadequate to share how you overcame those same obstacles? I recently heard a speaker talk about how… Continue reading

21 But you, Lord God,    be kind to me so others will know you are good.    Because your love is good, save me.22 I am poor and helpless    and very sad.23 I am dying like an evening shadow;    I am shaken off like a locust.24 My knees are weak from fasting,    and I have grown thin.25 My enemies insult me;    they look at me and shake their… Continue reading

I’ve often heard the phrase; “Rotten fruit will fall by itself.” And I was recently meditating on this idea when I realized something… God is THE gardener. In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. He made a garden in which he placed the man and the woman. And Jesus constantly makes reference… Continue reading

Me: “God, why do you allow pain and suffering to exist in the world?” God: “Why do you?” Over the past many months, I have watched the horrors unveil in Gaza. The screams of mothers, fathers, and children echo in my ears. And I cannot help but wrestle with the question of, “Why?” The problem… Continue reading

I remember my affliction and my wandering,    the bitterness and the gall.20 I well remember them,    and my soul is downcast within me.21 Yet this I call to mind    and therefore I have hope: 22 Because of the Lord’s great love we are not consumed,    for his compassions never fail.23 They are new every morning;    great is your faithfulness.24 I say to myself, “The Lord is my portion;    therefore I will wait… Continue reading