Deep trust versus surface trust

April 5, 2013 | 11 comments

It was not a sight any air traveler wants to see when making connecting flights—a departure board lined out with canceled flights, including the flight you are supposed to catch! But I saw it a few weeks ago. And it

The presence of love

April 4, 2013 | 3 comments

“Love is like the wind, you can’t see it but you can feel it.”   ~ Nicholas Sparks, A Walk to Remember   This goes for God’s love too. It is very real, very present at all times. But you can’t

Not boring to be perfect

April 3, 2013 | 12 comments

Have you ever heard the old saying, “If everything was perfect, life would be boring?” Well, it’s nonsense. It’s an axiom of ignorance. I finally saw it clearly. I always sensed it, but could never explain it. It is not boring to

Don’t fear hatred

April 2, 2013 | 6 comments

Someone called for help to protect himself from the vicious attack of a co-worker venting cruel hatred at him. The caller was terrified of the evil being slung his way, and was groping for ways to fend it off and spare

Do you realize your need?

April 1, 2013 | 3 comments

I was struck by the below translation from the New Living Translation Bible of the first beatitude: “God blesses those who are poor and realize their need for him, for the Kingdom of Heaven is theirs.” Matthew 5:3, NLT