God Is With Us In Our Weakness
In the 400m semifinal at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics, Derek Redmond tore his hamstring and collapsed in pain. Determined to finish, he rose and began
In the 400m semifinal at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics, Derek Redmond tore his hamstring and collapsed in pain. Determined to finish, he rose and began
Even eagles, as beautiful and strong as they are, experience a season of weakness. During molting, an eagle sheds its old feathers before new ones
Peer pressure is hard—not just for adolescents, but for everyone. We don’t want to be ostracized and alone. Always surrounded by groups of people, we
Weakness is not something our culture celebrates. Even our favorite characters from films would excel if it weren’t for their “Achilles heel,” that phrase that
Mighty storms can wreak havoc on plants. But some trees have such strong roots that even though they look very weak as the wind blows
We like underdog stories—stories where the smallest person stands up to a bully, or when the odds are stacked against a group of people yet
We can learn an important lesson about the spiritual life through the Chinese Finger Trap. It is constructed simply of woven paper, but when our
According to medical research, “muscle size increases when a person continually challenges the muscles to deal with higher levels of resistance or weight. This process
“The ‘Achilles’ heel,’ as it’s called today, has become one of the most popular idioms in Western culture. It refers to a person’s point of
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
In a scene in The Phantom Menace, Obi-Wan Kenobi and Qui-Gon Jinn escape the clutches of a giant fish when it is suddenly eaten by
Have you ever heard of “imposter syndrome”? It’s the persistent fear of being secretly incompetent or inadequate for your job. A lot of us fear
One of the 20th century heroes of our faith is Dietrich Bonhoeffer. He was a German pastor who led several efforts to condemn, resist, and