Finding My Footing: What I Learned Hiking Unsteady Rocks

Sometimes in life, we find ourselves on unstable ground. We flounder, grasping for help—a more stable rock to plant our foot, a sturdy branch to haul ourselves back up. But with God, our footing is always certain.

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19 Reflections on God’s Perfect Plan to Bring You Peace

Here, I’ve compiled a list of some of the blogs (19 in all) I’ve written over the last few years on the comfort and peace I’ve come to know from trusting in God’s promises. God has a plan, a proverbial big picture, and we have only to recognize it and bring ourselves into alignment with it. Out of that trust and obedience we can experience the most powerful and blissful joy.

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Is It ‘Missing Out’ or God’s Perfect Timing?

I wanted to go on that trip so badly—yet I couldn’t. I was frustrated and relieved and mad, all at the same time. Was I picking the mundane over the better choice? Have you been in my shoes?

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Is God Making Me Wait for a Reason?

Consider today whether God is making you wait for a reason. Maybe He’s preparing your heart, or someone else’s. Maybe He’s orchestrating the exact, perfect details so the thing planned will be better than we can possibly imagine. Maybe we’re not ready yet. Maybe he’s trying to prevent a disaster caused by the rushing.

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Stepping Forward Together after Tragedy

After 9/11, just like after many grief and trauma episodes, we held together by holding together and walking together. And Jesus was right there with us. On lessons learned in the aftermath of healing.

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