We’ve heard seeing is believing, but what if we don’t see it? Then we need to believe. This past week I’ve spoken to those who feel they are in hopeless situations and need to see beyond what they're seeing. . . the hopeless situation. The Bible says faith is the evidence of things not seen. Now faith is the assurance of … [Read more...]
Storm-Calmer
Today, I spent much of the day in the ER . . . a sudden storm. Storms of life are nearly always surprises. They come without warning. We wake up in the morning expecting a day to be just as we scripted. Calm. Sometimes I feel as though I’ve earned a degree in Storms 101. I had to quickly rearrange my thinking today or I … [Read more...]
Short Trip – Long Journey
Do you ever have trouble believing? There was a time I thought the only thing that was true was what I was going through. Often our problems can be a matter of eighteen inches, the distance between our head and heart. A cubit. The short--long distance when faith goes south from our head to our heart and turns religion into an … [Read more...]
Waiting Room Faith
Waiting Room Faith Posted by Verna on August 10, 2011 Life has been a recycled journey of trauma and crisis, turmoil and trust, for as far back as I can remember. The times I have spent in the dark seasons of waiting have been a classroom in learning how to believe what our eyes can't see. We've all been there. At one … [Read more...]