Anchoring Ourselves In the Word of God
Anchors are essential safety equipment on a boat. Choosing which anchor tokeep onboard is usually based on boat length, boat weight, and the wind factor.“The
Anchors are essential safety equipment on a boat. Choosing which anchor tokeep onboard is usually based on boat length, boat weight, and the wind factor.“The
Children taking swimming lessons are instructed to jump into the water from the edge of the pool. For many children, this is terrifying. It’s not uncommon
It is easy to look at something or someone and make judgments based upon appearances. But appearances can be deceiving. Ants, while tiny, are some
Emily Dickinson wrote a beautiful poem about hope in the face of trials and opposition, “‘Hope’ Is the Thing with Feathers” (https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/42889/hope-is-the-thing-with-feathers-314). Hope is depicted
In his autobiography, Daniel Boone wrote about his explorations of the Kentucky wilderness. As he remembered fondly the nights of constant wolf howls and the
We must admit that we need Christ in every way at all times. He is our sure anchor in life’s stormy world. If we hold
The scholar Walter Brueggemann points out that lots of pivotal events in the Bible take place at night. “Unlike the daytime, the nighttime is vulnerable
The composer John Cage once visited Harvard for the purpose of experiencing an anechoic chamber. An anechoic chamber is completely silent, without even any echoes.
In a scene from the 2004 film Ray, about the life of Ray Charles, the titular character flashes back to a time in his childhood,
Joni Eareckson Tada, who has lived as a quadriplegic for fifty years, shares her answer to the question “If you have enough faith, will God
The Christian life is not one without heartache and trial. You will not get to skip all of the conflict in your life’s story
During the 1992 Olympic Games, runner Derek Redman was injured as he rounded the final turn and was unable to complete his race, until his
Inspirational stories about those who have overcome obstacles can motivate us to reassess our own struggles. For nine-year-old Ezra, his struggles are real but so
Living with joy and hope amid pain requires an ability to live in tension. We can’t just deny the pain and pretend like all is
“I read one time about how shipbuilders back in the days of sailboats would prepare the masts for their ships. They would go to
How good is your memory? Do you walk into a room and forget why you came there in the first place?
Waiting is part of our ongoing walk with Jesus. We aren’t comfortable with waiting, because we feel like it’s pointless—or worse, that we are missing
In this clip from Despicable Me, Gru needs his adopted daughters to jump from a flying ship so he can save them from crashing. Though it
We live in a culture that thrives on the instant. We want things to happen right away—from packages arriving in the mail in two days