The specific verses I've gone back to when everything else gave way.
Recently, I heard a teaching by a guest pastor at my local church. He preached on the end of 2 Corinthians 11 and the first part of 2 Corinthians 12, where Paul talks about his hardships and boasting in his weaknesses. Therefore I will boast all the more gladly of my weaknesses, so that the…
Six months have passed since I last posted on this blog. Life tends to move rather quickly. The last 6 months have kind of led to a crescendo; it seems that one thing Jesus has been teaching me through hardship, high demands, and spiritual dullness is this theme of commitment. Wouldn’t you agree that we…
Aside from the way Christians love one another, I believe that one of the other primary ways a person demonstrates whether they belong to Christ is by their response during suffering, trials, and hardship. And beyond just suffering well (yet imperfectly), another distinguishing mark of a good tree is a person’s perspective on trials and…
Have you ever been disappointed? Of course you have. Disappointing things happen in life. Almost everyday. You don’t get the job you were hoping for, your friends or family let you down, plans fall through; the vacation you were really looking forward to gets rained-out the whole time; the buyers for your house back out…