Tag: hope
Posted on July 31, 2015
Suffering, Sin, and Spectacular Creation
“Why am I in a wheelchair, diabetic, and dying of cancer?” the lady asked pointedly, glaring straight at me. I had just been describing the perfect creation (without any suffering and death) that God declared “very good” at …
Posted on April 24, 2015
Finding Comfort in Creation
Have you been having a difficult day? Or one of those weeks where everything just seems to go wrong? Bad things happen in our sin-cursed world, ranging from small disappointments to major tragedies and everything in between. Tensions …
Posted on April 7, 2014
The Bigger Picture
It’s spring and my life has been a hustle and bustle of studying, writing, tutoring, social obligations, and working on projects. I start getting overwhelmed, knowing that I have less than a month left before finals, which will …
Posted on December 27, 2013
Julie Cave Mystery Trilogy
Do you like mystery, excitement, and intrigue? I do. When I first found Julie Cave’s mystery trilogy I was pretty excited at the prospect of reading some good fiction, bogged down with textbook assignments and informative magazines and …
Posted on December 20, 2013
Christmas – Forgiveness and Hope
Christmas. It’s a time of joy, love, and family. It’s a time to remember the amazing things God has done for us in coming to us in the form of a man. Sometimes it’s easy to get “wrapped …
Posted on June 17, 2013
Use Your Youth
The streets are lit by the synthetic glow of city lights as a group of teenagers party late into the summer night, and then stumble home in the wee hours of the morning. Any deserted or public building …
Posted on May 17, 2013
Missions and the Great Commission
The young woman waited nervously at the shore for the boat to return to carry the next load of children to safety on the other side. If someone saw them, it would be the end of Gladys Aylward …
Posted on April 27, 2013
Solving the Mystery
We are back in the court room, that we discussed six weeks ago in the post, “A Curious Case”. The day for the decision has arrived and you are the judge. There is a lot at stake; it’s …
Posted on February 9, 2013
Darwin Day
On February 12th, 204 years ago, an English lad was born to a lawyer, the son of a doctor. Fifty years later, he published his book, On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection and the …
Posted on January 26, 2013
Standing on the Edge
Jumping on the trampoline in our backyard used to be my favorite outdoor activity, next to swinging on my swing. However, after I sprained my ankle on it when I was twelve, I lost my enthusiasm for it. …
