In a small group setting, I once confessed the way I struggled emotionally with the time God called me to gather others to pray for the healing of a dying friend, and I did – yet he still died. A well-meaning person in the group confidently, yet wrongly, told me that I had not prayedContinueContinue reading “Embrace Prayer: Lazarus Prayer”
Tag Archives: Faith
Embrace the New Year
We can’t see the future. We cannot know what 2025 will hold – even if we have plans and hopes and dreams for it. We can’t anticipate the twists and turns coming our way, but neither should we fear them. In fact, I suspect that for all we think and hold and feel as weContinueContinue reading “Embrace the New Year”
Abide: Taking Up Faith
Fight, flight, or freeze. Threats, stress, and pain come at us, and we either fight back. Flee the scene. Or freeze in place. Me, I’m the one who consistently left when things got rough. Too much tension and arguing? I’d hop in my car and hurry to my friend’s house. Too much accusation and pressure?ContinueContinue reading “Abide: Taking Up Faith”
Vote
I find it so tempting to hide from all-things media because of our current season’s divisive and even demeaning culture. Instead, I’ve chosen to lean-in and listen. And what I’ve heard more than anything is fear. Underlying the hate is fear of change. Underlying the mudslinging is fear of rejection. Underlying all the threats isContinueContinue reading “Vote”