Sin
A Lecture-Free Life: Confronting Our Sin
Several years ago, while driving through Minnesota, I came across a billboard for a dental office that offered “Lecture-free Dentistry.” Underneath those three words was a slogan regarding this lecture-free dental office. My first thought was “there is no way I am going there!” I don’t know what your experiences with the dental office are, but the only lectures I have…
Though You Slay Me (Video) – Seeing Hope in Affliction
If you are struggling to see the purpose of pain or to see a good God in the midst of affliction, Paul offers hope in 2 Corinthians 4:16-18. “16 So we do not lose heart. Though our outer self is wasting away, our inner self is being renewed day by day. 17 For this light momentary affliction…
The Master Physician and the Heart of Stone
An operation is an extremely painful and uncomfortable life event. My older daughters both had open heart surgery at age 2. It was a deeply challenging experience. The first night after surgery was the most difficult. I spent the night awake at their bedside that I might comfort and calm them when they awoke with screams of pain. They would move in and out of sleep in…
