(Note: I found this in my drafts from around 2011 and I’m finally posting it! What’s crazy is that I still struggle with this very thing…) The Lord is funny sometimes. I’ve often whined through the years that I can’t really hear Him. I think we all struggle with this from time to time, if […]
Father Mike Schmitz: “Why Does God Allow Suffering”
I’m compiling a few talks of Father Mike’s on suffering and why God allows it. None of these are very long, but I do think they’re helpful if you’re struggling with this question: God doesn’t take away suffering, He redeems it. (Start just after minute 28:00.) The real answer to why God allows suffering. Why […]
Can’t Get a Miracle? BE the Miracle
Why I Don’t Want Our Kids to Grow Up to Be Good People
When having a conversation with some friends the other day, we were talking about how most parents desire that their kids grow up to be “good people”. Of course there’s nothing wrong with hoping for this, and I couldn’t put my finger on it at the time, but I knew that just “being good people” is not what I want for our kids. For some reason the conversation made me feel unsettled inside. What kind of Mom am I to not want our kids to be GOOD?
When God Prepared Me for the Valley
Why are not all Christians obviously nicer than all non-Christians? (C.S. Lewis)
I’ve been binging on C.S. Lewis lately. After finishing The Great Divorce I went right into re-reading Mere Christianity, and next I’ll crack open The Problem of Pain. His writing delves into the very thoughts I often ponder or even those that I sometimes struggle with in my faith life. And yes, struggling with various aspects of our faith is normal…
Sensitive Topic Alert!!! (A letter I sent today…)
The Impossible
Read the Bible in One Year with Me?
Clean Blood
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