What do you do when your prayers seem to fail? How are you supposed to respond when the story doesn’t end with “happily ever after?” Many people have had a crisis of faith when what they thought ‘should’ happen or believed was ‘supposed’ to happen did not. Some blame themselves for not being righteous enough as if the failure is …
The Transformational Truth
Caterpillars are kind of cute. I mean, they are an ugly-cute, but there is something endearing about their unassuming nature. Yes, they can be chubby and hairy and gross, but I still enjoy watching them trudge along a branch in route to then next leaf to devour. Some, like me, find them enjoyable while others are repulsed. Regardless of which …
Where Did My Hunger Go?
An all you can eat buffet can be a wonderful and dangerous thing. It is amazing how in such a relatively short amount of time you can go from feeling like you are starving to never wanting to see food again in your life! Perhaps you have had the experience? You came because you were hungry but after seven plates …
Recalibrating Your Vision
Believing is seeing. We often get it the other way around. But we all know that if you’re scared then all of the sudden most everything you see is a potential danger. Likewise, if you are in a hilarious mood then everything you see is funny. Why? Because you are in that frame of mind or in that state of …
Standing Firm In A Climate Of Fear
All of our hearts have been broken by what we have seen over that past few weeks with the tragedy of the south Florida school shooting and then with the passing of the greatest Evangelist of the modern era, Rev. Billy Graham. We grieve for different reasons in each circumstance and our sorrow and pain lead us to the next …
Some Miracles Are Up To You
We all want to see the miraculous. All of us need miracles in our lives in one area or another. I have had the privilege of experiencing and beholding many miracles both in my personal life and in the lives of others. Some of the greatest miracles that happen in this life are in the realm of the human will …