The joy in coming into agreement with God's Word and will
This is such a difficult day. Remembering the events of 13 years ago like they were both an eternity ago and yet some of it feels like yesterday. I'm finding this to be a frustrating day as well. Frustrated at where we are at. Starving for leadership and a way past all this darkness that... Continue Reading →
This past week I have been all aflutter with the news that the very prominent megachurch duo Joel and Victoria Osteen made some "questionable at best, blasphemous at worst" kind of remarks and, thanks to social media, are being called out on it. For whatever reason, nothing rolls my socks as much as false and... Continue Reading →
"I know your works, that you are neither cold nor hot. I could wish you were cold or hot..." (Jesus) Revelation 3:15 The commentary in my Bible for this verse explains it this way:"Cold springs are refreshing; hot mineral springs are medicinal; lukewarm is nauseating."Nauseating indeed. The first thing I thought of was my coffee;... Continue Reading →
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ. Ephesians 1:3 The giver of ALL our earthly and spiritual blessings HAS blessed us... it's a done deal. Just like our salvation that was bought before we were even born,... Continue Reading →
"We owe it to our kids to give them a healthy dose of dark stories."That was the premise of an article I read recently by children's author N.D. Wilson in Christianity Today magazine. He calls out us adults who instinctively raise an eyebrow at such ideas. In the same way a health food nut reads... Continue Reading →
"and take the sword of the spirit... which is the Word of God." Ephesians 6:17 One of the eternal truths I've learned from being mom to two boys is that there will be swords. There will be light-sabers. There will never be enough. It starts out early, with straws or crayons and just escalates from... Continue Reading →
Happy New Year! As much as I love the fun of the holidays, I always feel kind of refreshed when January rolls around. A new (mostly blank) calendar and a house free of Christmas nutcrackers does me good. A symbolic "do over" time for everyone, January holds a lot of possibility. We hit the ground... Continue Reading →
I absolutely adore watching 'A Charlie Brown Christmas' on TV each year. We have the DVD of course, but there's just something about watching it in real time with commercials and all that really gets to me. I force, I mean 'gather' my boys to the TV with Christmas snacks and hot chocolate - they... Continue Reading →
Beautiful story reminding us that God IS active and present in the darkest of times…
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Four years ago today, I posted a blog about my emergency room “miracle experience” after the Aurora Theater shooting. The post went viral, and created some controversy. Does God really do miracles? Why for one person and not another? Does a good God even exist?
I don’t claim to have all the answers. But I saw the miracle with my own eyes. Thank you to those who have asked me to repost this story for a reminder: God is still at work.
July 23, 2012
At Columbine High School, I have seen this before. But not up close. As a church pastor in Denver, I have worked as a chaplain alongside several police and fire departments. I was privileged to counsel parents just hours after the Columbine shootings. However, in this new tragedy at the Aurora Theater Dark Night shooting, one of the victims was a 22-year-old…
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"Ooh," said Susan, "I thought he was a man. Is he - quite safe? I shall feel rather nervous about meeting a lion. "That you will, dearie, and no mistake,” said Mrs. Beaver. “If there’s anyone who can appear before Aslan without their knees knocking, they’re either braver than most or just plain silly.” ... Continue Reading →
Into the Foolishness of God 