Tag: desperate
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Mercy on the Shower Floor: When Selective Hearing Ends
We spend a lifetime building filters. We curate the parts of God we are willing to hear, leaning into the “sweetness” of His encouragement while politely nodding past His correction. We want the comfort of the Church Pew without the confrontation of the Cross. But eventually, the filters fail. Eventually, the soul finds itself on…
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Happy Thanksgiving (even though it’s late)
I wanted to wish everyone a very Happy Thanksgiving. However, due to issues beyond my control here, things did not go as planned, but here is my late Happy Thanksgiving. Can you imagine what would happen if we all had a spirit of gratitude? I think the results would be simply amazing. Habakkuk 3:17-19 (ESV)…
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But I really want the prize
I had posted this previously but I feel like we (me) could use a reminder of this very thing. Sam has been sick for a few days, and he missed school. During his absence, he missed the deadline to turn in a paper for a library challenge. It was during a conversation that we had…
