Faith is a journey. There’s been times when my journey seemed like a series of shipwrecks and snakebites navigating from one place to the next. Maybe for you, too. In Acts 27 and 28, it tells a little of what the apostle Paul experienced while walking (and swimming) his faith journey across land and sea. It all began way … [Read more...]
Where is Your Faith?
Jesus has a way of asking questions to make us think – don’t you think? And He knows just when to ask. Jesus asked the disciples where is your faith? in the middle of a storm. He asks the same of me – in the middle of mine. So, I’m putting myself right back there in Luke 8:22-25, in the waves of a violent storm, in the … [Read more...]
Storms and Snakes
Faith is a journey. I don’t know about you, but there have been times when my journey seemed like a series of shipwrecks and snake bites. In Acts 27 and 28, it tells a little of what the apostle Paul experienced while walking out (and swimming) his faith journey across land and sea. It all began way back on his road trip to … [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...]