The trouble with adversity …
There’s an irrational longing that most people experience to some degree when life-changing adversity strikes — it’s a longing only to get life “back to normal.” But […]
19
Jan
2019
Blog Tag
Miscellaneous
18
Jan
2019
How Christians and pastors contribute to the “toxic masculinity” nonsense …
Not everyone noticed a recent news story with a headline that touted, “… study reveals the dangers of ‘toxic masculinity’ to men and those around them,” but […]
11
Jan
2019
Cracks in your life can lead to ruin …
This is one of those blog posts where there’s a pressing truth I want to share as broadly as possible. It’s this: If something is cracked in […]
11
Dec
2018
Don’t get too comfortable with “normal” …
From start to end, life will be replete with “new normals” … that is, if we’re wise. The reality is that life is not static, we’re always […]
03
Dec
2018
The suffering person Americans don’t seem to understand and chooses to forget …
Everyone needs help at some point — or points — in their lives. Everyone. But there seems to be a particular suffering person Americans can’t (or won’t?) […]
25
Nov
2018
The treasure you can store in heaven may not be what you think it is …
We are selfish people! Dr. Martyn Lloyd-Jones, a respected preacher from the 20th century, once told a story that reflects on the fact we’re selfish enough to […]
14
Nov
2018
A half dozen positive trends we’re witnessing …
In my last post, I shared with you 12 troubling trends we’re witnessing, but I finished the post by noting although some trends may be “troubling” in […]
12
Nov
2018
12 troubling trends we’re witnessing …
Life is never static, change is happening all the time. As you know, change can be a good thing, or it can be a bad thing. From […]
11
Nov
2018
Thanking our veterans for their whole-life commitment …
Most of us alive in America today don’t know this country without the pervasive impact of the rise of the service industry. Most of us have never […]
22
Oct
2018
Is there really such a thing as a broken heart, and could you die from it?
Poverty. Hunger. Crime. War. Disease. Evil. There are various means of suffering in this world, but is a “broken heart” really one of them? Is there really […]