Starting Something New Anxious, Comfort, Confidence, Discomfort, Learning, New Beginning Have you ever started something new and felt out of your depth? Whether it’s starting a new job or hobby or beginning at a… READ MORE
The Church is His Bride 2 Corinthians 1:3-4, Bride of Christ, Bridgroom, Challenges in Life, Church is the Bride, Comfort, Discomfort, Hard times, Isaiah 62:5, Jeremiah 2:2, John 3:29, Matthew 11:28-30, Revelation 19:7-9, Revelation 21:2, Romans 8:26-28 In J. R. R. Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings, a character named Aragorn is finally crowned as the rightful king. “But when Aragorn… READ MORE
Picket-Fence Christianity Community, Discomfort, Dying to Self, Following Jesus, Galatians 2:20, Living for God, Luke 14:27, Luke 9:23, Mark 8:34, Matthew 10:38, Matthew 16:24, Matthew 8:19-20, Religion McCracken writes, “Following Christ is not one’s golden ticket to a white-picket-fence American dream. It’s an invitation to die, to pick up a cross”… READ MORE
Uncomfortable Miracles Acts 3:16, Comfort, Discomfort, Faith, Healing, Jeremiah 32:27, Job 5:8-9, Luke 18:27, Matthew 19:26, Miracle, Mystery, New Life, Order, Rules, Transformation “Real miracles bother people, like strange sudden pains unknown in medical literature. It’s true: They rebut every rule all we good citizens take comfort… READ MORE