Essays & Ideas

I often bemoan the fact that I’m single. I mean, there are good things about it, and I get to know Jesus in suffering and whatever. But it just occurred…

Religion has a bad connotation for a lot of people. Many associate it with a long list of rules, often unexplained and seemingly meaningless. Deviation from these rules results in…

This is what I am learning: God’s provision is timely. Of clarity, of wisdom, of resources. Like the Israelites in the desert, we will receive our manna daily, when we…

I have been swallowing an unconscious lie, believing that God holds the blessings in my life hostage, fearing that He might take them away in order to teach me something.…

I remind myself daily that God is in control. He created the world and it is His. He cares about the lilies and the sparrows; He cares about me. He…

It’s sometimes easy to feel as if God is far away from us, as though He doesn’t hear us when we call. It’s easy to see the suffering around us…

Sweet girl, I know you’re so, so tired. It’s an exhausting world we’re living in, especially for someone with a heart as magnanimous as yours. In an eternity of temporary…

I’ve been going through a long period of problems, and I’ll be honest—I’ve done my share of whining, complaining and asking why I can’t see the light at the end…

I am not one to doubt God or his power, but sometimes I worry that He isn’t listening. I know that in the grand scheme of things my desires and…

Will I recognize you when I see you? Will you still remember me?