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Category Archives: Disappointment
Christ is All
My devotions recently have been coming from the Puritan prayer book, The Valley of Vision. This collection of prayers has provided such meaningful language for my own time of prayer each day. The prayer I read today is entitled “Christ … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Devotional, Disappointment, Faith, God, Gospel, Jesus, Love of Christ, Prayer, Quotes, Scripture, Theology
Tagged bible, christianity, Faith, God, Jesus
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Trusting God with Your Doubts
Lysa Terkeurst says that if you can trust God with your doubts, you can trust Him with anything. I think she’s right. When you’re having a hard time seeing the goodness of God in your life, you might have to … Continue reading
Posted in Anxiety, Devotional, Disappointment, Faith, God, Quotes
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From Victim to Survivor
In some ways suffering ceases to be suffering at the moment it finds a meaning. Victor Frankl, Man’s Search for Meaning I first read Man’s Search for Meaning for a psychology class in college. Frankl chronicles his experience being imprisoned … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Disappointment, Faith, Philosophy, Quotes
Tagged Books, life, meaning, psychology, viktor-frankl
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Every Scar Tells a Story
Isaiah 61:1-3 The Spirit of the Sovereign Lord is on me, because the Lord has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor. He has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim freedom for the captives and … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Culture, Devotional, Disappointment, Eschatology, Faith, God, Gospel, Hope, Jesus, Kingdom Values, Ministry, Scripture, Social Issues, Theology
Tagged bible, christianity, Faith, God, Jesus
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Not Knowing
I wrote this a few years ago about going and not knowing, which is the essence of faith.
Posted in Blogging, Devotional, Disappointment, Faith, God, Hope, Scripture, Theology
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On Despair and Hope
In the wake of Donald Trump’s re-election this week, many people I know are exuberant. That’s probably not surprising, given that I live in a military town in a “red” state. Folks around here are generally conservative by nature, both … Continue reading
Posted in Anxiety, Blessings, Culture, Disappointment, Eschatology, Faith, God, Gospel, Hope, Jesus, Kingdom Values, Politics, Race, Scripture, Social Issues, Theology
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Carrying the Grief
I read a poem the other day by a writer named Liz Newman. She talks about missing someone as an experience of simultaneously carrying both grief and love. When you think about it, grief and love come from the same … Continue reading
Posted in Dad, Disappointment, Eschatology, Faith, Family, Hope, Poetry
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Developing Healthy Boundaries: The Principle of Respect, Part 4
The boundary problem of control Loving people well means respecting their boundaries. To disregard someone’s boundaries is to attempt to exert control over them. As we noted in yesterday’s post, compliant people have a hard time saying no. And controlling … Continue reading
Posted in Boundaries, Christmas, Disappointment, Faith, Family, God, Jesus, Marriage, Parenting, Preaching, Scripture
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Knowing Jesus: The Story Behind the Name, Part 3
As we go through this Knowing Jesus series, we are interviewing some people at our church and we are asking them a simple question: How did you come to know Jesus? I’m excited that these videos are an opportunity for … Continue reading
Posted in Church, Disappointment, Faith, God, Gospel, Jesus, Video
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The Problem with Baseball, 2022
Major League Baseball kicks off the 2022 season tomorrow. After the offseason lockout by the owners threatened to truncate this season — even if the prospect of a cancelled season always felt like a hollow threat — I suppose the … Continue reading
