• Persevering the Unknown

    I wish life were simple.  It’s not.  Life is complicated.  I wish life were black and white, clear-cut.  It’s not.  Life has periods of darkness and I often find myself walking in the midst of unknown territory.   I’m a logical person by nature, a lot like my Dad- the research scientist.   I like to [...]

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  • You Don’t Need To See Victory Before You Start Your Praise

    “Thus says the Lord to you, ‘Do not fear or be dismayed because of this great multitude, for the battle is not yours but God’s.’” – 2 Chronicles 20:15b That’s such a great verse.  It’s one of those verses I read in scripture and then almost immediately hear the triumphant music playing in the background [...]

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  • A Radical Transfusion

    Life drains us.  There are moments it slams us with such ferocity, such intensity, such consistency, that we are left feeling void of all necessary resources to survive.  In these moments, standing firm in our current set of circumstances goes from being difficult to seemingly highly improbable.  And as the circumstances of our lives continue [...]

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  • Better than “Better”

    I struggle with God’s direction for my life sometimes.  Why here?  Why now?  As the years of my life have continued to unfold, I guess I have come to realize that God wasn’t kidding when He spoke to us in Isaiah 55 saying “my thoughts are not your thoughts.” I can’t help but tell God, “Amen! [...]

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  • The Wilderness Way

    We’ve all felt the scorching heat of the wilderness.  You know, that time in your life where you’d rather be anywhere but here, that time in your life that seems to be the furthest place from where you want to be, and nowhere near where you’d choose to be. But did you ever consider:  God [...]

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  • More Weakness Please…

    Some days it’s so difficult to avoid falling into survival mode.  Oh, you know what I mean.  Those days when you get out of bed and barely make it to the shower before you find yourself wishing the day was already in its final hours.  Those days that seem as though your life would have [...]

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