This week I listened as two anxious people said to me in separate conversations, "my goal is live so that I have no regrets." I'll bet you have heard people give voice to the abbreviated form of this mantra: "No regrets." Maybe you have even said it yourself. Though people often mean by this phrase that... Continue Reading →
Suffering and Grace Part II: An Old Woman and a Young Man
Since my last post about suffering and grace, I have encountered two people testifying to Jesus filling empty places and wounded hearts until 'cavernous places' glisten with hope. I heard from an old woman in Washington State and a young man in Rwanda. Their stories of suffering are different: early widowhood and aging vs. genocide horror. But... Continue Reading →
Beating Shame while Responding to Conviction
I had a wrestling match with an old enemy last week. It was shame, but at first I mistook it for conviction - a toxic mistake. So I am newly aware how vital it is for us to discern between the voice of shame and the voice of the Lord speaking conviction. Can you tell... Continue Reading →
The Deepest Love 