I was the little perfectionist growing up. Everything had to be done right, so I took risks in secret (because if I failed, nobody will know), hid unfavorable consequences to my actions, and cheated my way out of my mistakes. All to present a picture of perfection because I believed that if I wasn’t, I would […]
Come Alive
Scripture Text: 1 Kings 19:1-18 11 The Lord said, “Go out and stand on the mountain in the presence of the Lord, for the Lord is about to pass by.” Then a great and powerful wind tore the mountains apart and shattered the rocks before the Lord, but the Lord was not in the wind. After the wind […]
Turn to God in Darkness
Scripture Text: Psalm 55 “As for me, I call to God, and the Lord saves me. Evening, morning and noon I cry out in distress, and he hears my voice.” Psalm 55:16-17 (NIV) If you have doubts about depression, listen to have David has to say. There are people in the Bible who went through depression and the darkest […]
Is Selfcare Spending Time with God?
Is selfcare the same thing as spending time with God? Not necessarily is the short answer. Another way to phrase this question is: Is selfcare the same thing as practicing Christian disciplines (ie: prayer, fasting, meditation, fellowship with believers, etc.)? Again, the short answer is not necessarily. One of the best ways we can take […]
Step One: Return to the One
Scripture Text: Matthew 11:28-30 (NIV) “Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy and my burden is […]
A Dream of Heaven and a Call to Follow
I’ve been dreaming about my grandfather who passed away a few years back. In one dream – which happened in that in-between space where you’re half-asleep and half-away, so it was like a dream and a figment of my imagination at the same time – he welcomed me into heaven. I woke up in my […]
Wrenches From God
A sniper is on the loose in this one part of town. He or she hasn’t killed anyone yet, but has shot random cars and people have been injured because of it. My friend lives in that part of town, so when my friends and I were on the way to her house and got […]