Tagged: martyrdom

Sometimes I wonder why God doesn’t just neatly bubble-wrap His followers. Have you asked that question? (Okay, maybe not that question, but something like it.) Idols are sly and slippery things that surreptitiously supplant our Savior from His station in our soul’s sight. If we aren’t watchful, we can find ourselves in a dark place because …[ read more ]

**Warning: This post may make you feel bad. ***Warning: That feeling may be appropriate. There are moments in life that feel like a swift slap in the face. No one courts that. No one wants to feel that pain. But, if it’s a slap that rearranges your priorities to align with God’s heart, then you …[ read more ]

We think we can be prepare for everything. We can. Just, not the way we think. Soldiers in boot camp ask veterans to tell them what it’s like to be at war. They never get enough of battle stories but old soldiers give their stories up sparingly. In boot camp, we think knowing what’s ahead …[ read more ]

I have this idea that if I’m filled with the Holy Spirit, whatever task I’m about will not only succeed, it will succeed beyond all expectations. This is true and yet, it’s not. Sometimes, my expectations are built on false foundations. My idea of success and God’s are at odds on every day of the …[ read more ]

**Warning: This post may make you feel bad. **Warning: That feeling may be appropriate. There are moments in life that feel like a swift slap in the face. No one courts that. No one wants to feel that pain. But, if it’s a slap that rearranges your priorities to align with God’s heart, then you …[ read more ]