I’m learning that part of the Christian single life, there will be times of grief.  Just as there are times in life we are reminded of a loved one we have lost in the past, there are times I’m reminded of the life I thought I would have by now. I expected to be a… Continue reading Every Heart Aches

I’m learning that I have to ask God to help me love as He has loved me because I cannot do it in my own strength.  Often my motive can be wrong and self-serving.  I can have this subtle temptation to feel like if I show love to someone, they should show love back to… Continue reading A New Kind of Love

 “You have heard that it was said, ‘You shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy.’ But I say to you, Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you,  so that you may be sons of your Father who is in heaven. For he makes his sun rise on the evil and on… Continue reading Shallow Love

When we deserved the worst of the worst, Jesus gave us the best of the best. The story of Joseph so beautifully illustrates this. Joseph’s brothers had treated him horribly. They sold him into slavery out of jealousy and bitterness. Then to cover their sin, the brothers lied to their father, giving him the impression… Continue reading The Best of The Best

“If you read history, you will find that the Christians who did the most for the present world were those who thought most of the next.” -CS Lewis I often see in my own heart a sense of entitlement to an easy and comfortable life; and when hard times come, I can so quickly start… Continue reading How Then Shall We Live?

“For the Lamb in the midst of the throne will be their shepherd, and he will guide them to springs of living water, and God will wipe away every tear from their eyes.” (Revelation 7:17) “For we ourselves were once foolish, disobedient, led astray…but when the goodness and loving kindness of God our Savior appeared,… Continue reading The Wonders of Heaven

Christian, meditate much on heaven, it will help thee to press on, and to forget the toil of the way. This vale of tears is but the pathway to the better country: this world of woe is but the stepping-stone to a world of bliss. And, after death, what cometh? What wonderworld will open upon… Continue reading Think Much on Heaven

Hiding is a natural human instinct. Even as young children, we hide when we do something wrong. This trend continues into adulthood. Why are we so willing to spend years trying to hide our sins and failures, rather than being humble and experiencing the freedom of confession? As soon as sin entered the world, this… Continue reading The Desire to Hide

I am Confident: When everything in the world seems like it is falling apart and it seems impossible that any good can come from the mess, I am confident in the promise that one day all things will be made new and that the Judge of all the earth will do what is right. (Genesis… Continue reading I am Confident

“For every look at yourself, take ten looks at Christ.”  (M’Cheyne) I look at myself too much. My plans, my desires, my discouragement, my failures, my fears, my regrets, my weaknesses. I don’t look at Christ often enough. Who He is, His glory, majestic power and unfathomable love. Corrie Ten Boom says it well, “If… Continue reading Ten Looks