Tag: perspective
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The Upside-Down Stop Sign: Breaking the Spell of Autopilot
Think about the last time you drove home from work or took a route you’ve traveled a thousand times before. You pulled into the driveway, turned off the ignition, and suddenly realized you couldn’t remember the last three miles of the drive. Your hands turned the wheel, your foot tapped the brakes at the stop…
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The Anchor of Enough
History gives us a jarring portrait of Marie Antoinette. Surrounded by the gilded opulence of Versailles—finery, exotic delicacies, and servants waiting to satisfy her every whim—the Queen of France was reported to have looked upon it all and despaired, “Nothing tastes.” It is a tragic irony, yet one I find myself reflecting on often. It…
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Tidbit for life
“It’s always wise to seek the truth in our opponents’ error, and the error in our own truth” – Rienhold Niebuhr –
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The Theology of a Warped Lens
We often think of the Parable of the Talents as a simple lesson on productivity. But if we look closer at Matthew 25:24–25, we see a profound psychological study on how a distorted view of God leads to a paralyzed life. Matthew 25:24-25 (ESV) “He also who had received the one talent came forward, saying,…
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When are you …
When do we stop walking in brokenness? God says we are healed by the stripes of His Son Jesus’ shed Blood.Yet so many still walk around talking about how broken they are.Talking about their hurts, their hang-ups.They need to start talking about what God did for them. Instead of meeting to talk about how bad…
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When the Air Runs Out: Finding the Hand That Won’t Let Go
There are moments in life that aren’t just “stressful.” They are suffocating. It’s the kind of pressure that feels like a physical weight on your chest, crushing the air right out of your lungs until every breath feels like a victory you’re losing. Maybe it’s a season of grief, a collapsing relationship, or a failure…
