For in this tent we groan, longing to put on our heavenly dwelling. ~2 Corinthians 5.2
When darkness rolls on you, when it washes over you like a storm, when it hits you out of nowhere, where do you turn? How do you react to the trials and tribulations of this life? There are small storms that seem to wave over us like the breeze ruffling our collar. Then, there are the gusts that smack us against the wall and pin us there until who knows how long.
In those seasons, in the storms that roll over us in hurricane force, what can we do?
(more…)“Good things never last. Time and death turn sweet seasons of life into painful memories of what’s been lost.”
Matthew McCullough writes in Remembering Death of the transformative power that “death awareness” can have in our lives. For a people that often try to forget that death is a constant and a certainty, he reminds us that we should live our lives through the lens of death.
For those who have experienced loss – whether a loved one, a career, financial security, marriage, friendships – we find ourselves experiencing painful memories of what once were sweet seasons of life. Those fourteen years with my youngest daughter were some of the sweetest years of my life ever. We were a young family of five. Izzy was a precious part of our lives and one full of spunk and sunshine. So many sweet seasons and memories flood my mind from those years.
(more…)Our church preached through a series based on David Mathis’ Advent devotional, The Christmas We Didn’t Expect. Right before Christmas, I preached on Matthew 13:36-52, focusing mainly on the coupled parables of the Hidden Treasure and the Pearl of Great Value. From these, as Mathis does in his book, I pointed out the unexpected joy we can have in Christ if we understand the truth and reality of the judgment to come.
I won’t go into all the details, but feel free to listen to the sermon here.
(more…)“I have learned to kiss the wave that slams me into the Rock of Ages,”
— Charles Spurgeon
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