Difficult Gifts to Receive

I’ve been thinking about God’s gifts this morning. The gifts of difficult relationships, hard working environments, disobedient children - all of these and many, many more are gifts even though they don’t seem to be in the moment. God uses all of these “gifts” to make us more like Jesus. They are [...]

The Gift of Suffering

Two years ago I wrote “Suffering Song.” It simply chronicles my journey through the fire. The lyrics are posted below:
I begged for You to take me out of this fireBut You heated the furnace seven times moreThe flames leapt and quenched all of my heart’s desireOh how I felt alone, I felt unknown
You [...]