It makes sense to me that truth can be learned only when one is clear-minded. Brains need to be healthy in order to grasp truth and apply it. In The Solace of Fierce Landscapes, Belden Lane gives an additional thought and suggests, “certain truths can …
Read MoreNeed to be Rescued?
But the worst danger, one we all face, is rescue and deliverance from hell because of our sin.
Read MoreDwelling Place
Storms keep coming, but we have the option to dwell in the shadow of the Almighty God. He is the only one who offers security. In the midst of our circumstances, no matter how devastating, He remains our strong tower, our sure foundation. We can …
Read MoreA Crisis in Faith
“Sanctify them by your truth; your word is truth.” John 17:17 NIV We are unknowingly, deceptively, swayed by culture. It’s easily done when we aren’t anchored to anything. After my discovery day, the ensuing weeks and months are hard to describe. If I had to …
Read MoreThe Best Tool in the Toolkit
The best tool in our toolkit for healing from betrayal is God’s word and our identity in Christ.
Read MoreIs It Time?
Easter has come and gone. Is your life looking like the chocolate bunny you bit into? Hollow? Empty? Meaningless? Near the end of Solomon’s life, although he became the wisest man in the world, he failed to heed his own advice. He looked back with …
Read MoreHold His Hand
Sometimes catastrophes just keep coming and coming and coming—with no relief in sight. We may even tell ourselves to “get a grip” because we feel like we’re losing it. When we collapse from shock, desperation, or exhaustion, perhaps “getting a grip” on Jesus’ hand is …
Read MoreMice and Marriage
Back when I was fairly fresh out of college, I worked at a cancer research facility. Rather naïve, I never anticipated sacrificing mice as part of my job, but it was an immunology lab, after all. 😂 The guy I worked with was a foreigner …
Read MoreChoosing the Transformer
“You have made us and drawn us to yourself, and our heart is unquiet until it rests in you.” —Saint Augustine Sanctification is the ongoing process of transformation, becoming more and more like Jesus. It includes taking up our cross daily, whatever it may look …
Read MoreWaiting Phase
Most of us experiencing trauma from betrayal are in the “waiting phase”. In fact, many of us wonder if we’ll ever get out. We wait for a spouse to accept responsibility. We wait for an apology, for an expression of empathy, or for God to …
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