Like revolving skyward on a spiral escalator, my thoughts ascend to the realm of the Kingdom. “First things first,” I hear upon entry, for Kingdom matters are of utmost importance here. Rather than allowing lower things to feed anxiety into my mind, I turn my restless energy toward seeking Truth above. Breathing deeply of hope, I loiter among the promises …
We stared at one another in disbelief. Surely the misunderstanding was because of translation. I repeated the question in Mandarin and he repeated his answer in the same. In a few moments, the Taiwanese realtor and I realized the problem was culture. I’d asked why there was no room in the kitchen for the fridge and he’d replied that it wasn’t needed …
What is your weightiest prayer request? What is your greatest spiritual desire? A healing? A salvation? A cash infusion? When Jesus taught His disciples to pray, He began with worship, then moved to petition. Remember what the first one was? Not food or even forgiveness but: “Thy kingdom come” (Matthew 6:10). John the Baptist preached it: …
An ordinary package — taped, addressed, and covered with postal stickers. An ordinary journey — traveling by railcar the 229 miles from New York City to Washington D.C. An ordinary postal worker — delivering the package from his satchel, from which he had delivered so many others. Yes, almost everything about this package was conventional for the USPS — …
I’ve lost things before. My keys, my rings, my purse. Once there was a span of fifteen minutes when I misplaced my preschoolers. It turns out they were hiding from me, with a stash of matches and some scratch paper, so maybe that one doesn’t count. Losing the car was my fault, especially since I was the one …
“Show me Your glory,” I sang. From the depths of my soul, I craved Him Or so I assumed. “Show me Your glory,” I asserted. And went to religion with pick and shovel as a gold miner Seeking his fortune. “Show me Your glory,” I maintained. Perseveringly. Determined. I exerted to find the interior, Desiring the depths, …
If you have any changes in your future, you are probably dealing with anxiety. Yesterday, we decided that we were going to purposefully replace our looping thoughts with an aspect of God. How did you do? Okay, so seeking His Kingdom is a vital cure for anxiety (Matthew 6:33). Yet, how much do we …
“I’ve lost my wedding ring”. Married only a few months, I so hated telling Mark the news. But, as I sat there retracing my last hours, I knew I would need his help to look. We returned to Joel’s garage where we had been refinishing our old dresser. Over the course of the next hour, the situation …
