Category Archives: Hope?

A deeper look at the human need for change

Posted on March 22, 2017 by

Politics, culture and the role of law are agents of change that seem essential to our existence. These means offer limited solutions to some of our problems and offer the potential to promote human flourishing. But we have a deeper need that cannot be addressed through these agents of change.
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You don’t have it in you

Posted on August 24, 2015 by

Do you feel inadequate and defeated? Are you facing impossible circumstances? Put things in perspective by reminding yourself of this truth…. Continue reading →

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Why does it feel so hard to live for God?

Posted on July 31, 2015 by

How are you doing? Feeling exhausted and weak? Helpless? Maybe hopeless?
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Posted in Christian life, Depression, Despair, discouraged, Discouragement, feeling hopeless, Hope?, Pain, Sanctification, Spiritual growth, Spiritual transformation, Suffering, Trials | Tagged , , , , | 2 Comments

Why do I feel so torn?

Posted on February 5, 2015 by

If you are a teacher in the Church or one who influences other followers of Christ, please make sure they understand the painful reality of the tension they will experience and how torn they will feel because of God’s Spirit living in them. The Christian life is one of tension between the already and the not yet. Continue reading →

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Troubled dust, but dust that dreams

Posted on August 23, 2014 by

Rest securely and confidently in what God has done for you in Christ! And remind yourself often that…. Continue reading →

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Every day is NOT a great day

Posted on August 20, 2014 by

Do we now live in cultures that encourage unrealistic expectations of uninterrupted happiness? I find it troubling when the Church strains to paint everything in such positive terms that believers are shocked and perhaps disillusioned by trials and suffering. Continue reading →

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Tough advice

Posted on June 26, 2014 by

“You are where you are because that’s where you want to be. If it wasn’t, you’d do something about it. So do something about it!” Continue reading →

Posted in Change, Christian life, Counseling, Defeat?, Depression, Despair, Discouragement, Encouragement, Hope?, Wisdom | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment