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  As I am writing this, we are in holiday mode. The days are getting shorter, and the nights are longer. It’s dark a lot of the time. And as […]

In our humanity, we all face pain, fear, loss, and challenges. Jesus was unflinchingly clear on this. He said in John 16:33a: In the world you have tribulation and distress

It is a lovely late summer/early fall day as I write this. The leaves are just starting to turn. I look out at my daughter Veronica’s little garden in the

    One of my least favorite sayings is, “It’s all good!” I am tempted to respond, “Hell no, it’s NOT all good—there is way too much hell! BUT there

  Recently, one morning, as we were hiking in a lovely forest nearby, my husband (Brian), son (Robert), and I came upon the unusual tree in the photograph. I wondered

In the first part of this series, I discussed God’s flabbergasting response to the problem of sin as a false identity and fallen way of being and doing. Let’s continue

  As human beings we struggle. We have all sinned and fallen short of the glory of God (Rom. 3:23). Some of us slough this off or deny it. But

As I write this, war is breaking out in Ukraine. This is so grievous and disturbing! The truth be told, there is always some trial or threat that humanity faces

In Part 1 of this series, we discussed the freedom and permission you have and how indispensable it is to question any teaching or doctrine vigorously, no matter how foundational

  Years ago, on my first day of medical school, we were informed that 50% of what we would learn would be wrong in 10 years and that no one