I’ve been thinking a lot about regret lately. Not the kind that brings change through brief and healthy reflection, but the kind that stalls me from moving forward. Regret can sound spiritual. It can look like humility or maturity. But when I linger there too long, it stops being helpful. It becomes a place I […]
Obedience
When We Would Rather Wait but God Says Go
Several years ago, I was a passenger in a friend’s car when we were hit at an intersection. I walked away with minor injuries—just some whiplash and a scar on my collarbone where the seatbelt caught me. My friend’s car didn’t make it. Thankfully, we did. Help arrived within seconds. An ambulance crew had witnessed […]
God Has His Ways of Getting Through
Sometimes the quietest nudges are the ones we most need to notice. While praying for a close friend—someone I’ve journeyed with for years through laughter, honest conversations, and spiritual growth—I sensed a gentle nudge. He was in the middle of a painful flare-up. As I prayed, an odd image popped into my mind: a bright, […]
Delayed, Not Denied: God’s Timing Still Holds!
Airports, bus terminals, train stations—they exist to move us, not to be our home. The furniture is intentionally uncomfortable. Seats designed to make us shift, lights that are just a little too bright, and rest areas placed as far away from food and bathrooms as possible. Even the nicer lounges? Fine for a quick rest, […]
Don’t Give a Bad Attitude Along with Your Offering
There’s nothing worse than receiving a gift from someone who clearly didn’t want to give it. Maybe they felt obligated, or perhaps they were simply following the old “reciprocal gift” rule—giving something back just because they felt they had to. Whatever the reason, their attitude makes the gesture feel empty, leaving you feeling like an […]
At First, It’s A Little Disconcerting
Until I was around 50 years old, I experienced severe nearsightedness. My parents noticed the problem when I struggled to read the chalkboard in first grade, leading to my first pair of glasses. Almost every year after that, I needed a stronger prescription. Over time, I learned to use landmarks for navigation since I couldn’t […]