Throughout the years, I’ve heard discussions about the difference between happiness and joy. I am not so sure the scripture makes a clear-cut distinction. To me, the two are either totally the same, or very close to the same. But some people have said, “You can be joyful, but not happy about something.” I getContinue reading “Four unhealthy approaches to the “chains” in our lives – Advent Joy, Part 3″
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A family tragedy had me questioning God – Matthew 21:1-11, Part 2
Editor’s Note: This week at Faith Church we welcomed one of my current students, Molly Stouffer, as guest preacher. Molly is from Hagerstown, MD, studying Pastoral Ministries at Lancaster Bible College. Here is the second in her series of posts guest blogging her Palm Sunday sermon! “God please don’t let her die.” These were theContinue reading “A family tragedy had me questioning God – Matthew 21:1-11, Part 2”
What it looks like to focus on God in the middle of our pain – John 19, Part 1
A few years ago one of the pastors in my local ministerium of churches told us that he had been in the mall looking for a gift for his wife. He walked up to a jewelry counter at one of the department stores. As he was waiting in line, he couldn’t help but overhear aContinue reading “What it looks like to focus on God in the middle of our pain – John 19, Part 1”
The one thing you must do to get unstuck in life – Acts 11:19-30, Part 5
Do you feel stuck during the quarantine? Does it feel like the trauma is walling you in? It can be crippling, emotionally, physically, and spiritually. What is the solution to get through a difficult time? Move! Move? Sell your house or get a new rental and move? No, not that kind of move. To explainContinue reading “The one thing you must do to get unstuck in life – Acts 11:19-30, Part 5”
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