Life Would Be Easier If …

Have you ever thought, “Life would be easier if….”? We are all prone to think that way, to look at the grass on the other side of the fence and

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Everything Happens for a Reason – Or Does It?

I was talking with an old friend the other day who was grieving the loss of a relationship. As I listened to him share his heart and process his grief,

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The Gift of Silence

I’m sure most – if not all, of us have experienced it. Maybe our teenager comes home heartbroken after their first breakup, we are visiting a grieving family member at

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Still, Small Voice

Have you ever wished you could hear from God? Wished that He would just drop a neon sign from the sky and tell you exactly what to do? Or have

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Good Enough

Do you worry that you are not good enough? Good enough for your boss, your parents, spouse, kids, God? It is such a human thing to compare ourselves to others

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Slam Dunks and Jump Shots

My sophomore year at Ball State University was the most exciting basketball season in school history. The Cardinals advanced to the NCAA Tournament’s Sweet Sixteen where they lost to the

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Isolation or Solitude?

I’m sure isolation is a word we view differently now than we did just a few short weeks ago. Before, most of us knew the word conceptually, but now it

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Fear

What is it that you most fear? Not in the sense of your greatest phobia such as heights, spiders, or water, but on a more personal level. At your very

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Pain: Who Are You Dancing With?

Toward the end of The Princess Bride, there is a scene where Wesley tells Prince Humperdinck, “Life is pain, Highness. Anyone who says differently is selling something.” This may seem

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The Power of a Song

I will never get over the power of a song. A song cannot shelter us, clothe us, or provide the nutrition our bodies need, and yet it seems many times

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