Last week, after years of tutors and tears and so much hard work and so little reward, my child received a diagnosis: Dyslexia. When I sat down to tell her, her eyes filled with tears. I was so worried this moment would define her view of herself for years to come. And it will.…
Jesus Proved It All
I need to begin with words that may hurt initially. These diagnostic words are the opposite of everything Pinterest and Instagram are telling you. You may not like these words at first, but I think the truth in them will change everything. You are not enough. We aren’t. None of us. It’s a universal…
Sing About It!
Then Israel sang this song: “Spring up, O well! Sing about it.” — Numbers 21:17 From the pen of Charles Spurgeon: The well in the wilderness at Beer was renowned due to the promise God gave there, for it was the well where the Lord said to Moses, ‘Gather the people together and I will…
Discipleship: Christ Wants YOU
Mere Christianity, by C. S. Lewis, Book IV, Chapter 8 The ordinary idea which we all have before we become a Christian is this. We take as a starting point our ordinary self with its various desires and interests. We then admit that something else – call it “morality” or “decent behavior” or “the good…