There is no silence as quiet or darkness as deep as the silent darkness you experience when you're depressed. It's a numbing experience that can make even breathing as difficult a task as climbing the Eiffel Tower with your bare hands. A Quiet Challenge A few months ago, I felt the Holy Spirit leading me... Continue Reading →
Nothing New Under the Sun: A Reading Response to The Screwtape Letters, Letter 23
Even the Enemy knows that there’s nothing new under the sun
A Prayer of Thanksgiving
Dear God, Thank you for…everything. Life, health, family and friends, justice for evil, peace and purpose. You are Jehovah-jireh, the Lord who provides. You owe me nothing. Yet You gave…everything. And I am so grateful! Thank you that You are a Father to the fatherless and near to the brokenhearted. Thank you that even in... Continue Reading →
Being Honest with God: A Typewritten Lament (and Health Update)
Dear friend, I’m sorry I've been away for a while; there's a reason for that. Between work, life, and chronic health issues zapping my strength (both physically and emotionally), I haven’t had the energy to write. Still, I’ve been wanting to update you for a while now and I recently sat at the typewriter to... Continue Reading →
The Beauty of Gentleness
In Galatians 5:22, Paul writes out the fruits of the Spirit for the Christians at Galatia. There are the big ones that everyone knows: love and hope, and then... gentleness? I have read this verse numerous times, and even memorized it when I was younger, but I never stopped to consider each one until recently.... Continue Reading →