My heart is broken and my mind is racing, none of this makes sense. How can a police officer have his knee on the neck of a hand-cuffed man, ignore the clear cries that he cannot breathe, refuse to treat him with common human decency, basically (I don’t know how else to put it) murder […]
Month: May 2020
I can’t shake the thought. Ever since our men’s prayer meeting this morning, all that is going through my head is this question: what will Christians be remembered by after this crisis? What will the church (universal) be known for having done during this pandemic? Will we be remembered for complaining about the government or […]
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The Providence Mindset
As I continue to think about the practical implications of believing that God providentially preserves and governs all that is (even during a pandemic and “shelter in place”!), I have to admit, I’m in awe. At the end of Romans 11, Paul cries out with the same kind of amazement when he says, “Oh, the […]
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Fear in proper context…
I have dealt with a lot of fears in my lifetime. A lot. Too many. No, like seriously, far too many. Sure, anxiety runs in the family and I had some interesting traumatic experiences early on in life, but looking back, I robbed myself of a lot of peace and joy by allowing fear to […]