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Posted in Suffering on Nov 24th, 2008
“God has given me the gift of pain.” The speaker lived with a chronic debilitating disease as she struggled in a difficult marriage. But she saw the value of her pain-she recognized God had entrusted her with a gift that few, if any, welcome, and most resist. I listened to her story about twenty years [...]
Funny how you can feel a connection to someone you’ve never met. Funnier still that a middle-aged woman can feel that kinship with a college football stud-UT quarterback Colt McCoy. Not because he plays football, although it is my favorite sport. Not because we’re both believers in Christ. And not because my brother is a season-ticket [...]
Posted in Football, Perseverance, Suffering on Nov 8th, 2008
One advantage of being a football fan is that I get plenty of opportunities to partake of the wisdom of the sports analysts. Defensive schemes that don’t work and how to incorporate dink-and-dunk into the offensive plan. The nickel, three-four, four-three, crossing routes, finding the seam-the-crease-or-whatever discussions. But a few Sundays ago, when the Cowboys’ [...]
Posted in Discouragement, Perseverance, Suffering on Nov 2nd, 2008
I have to admit-given the chance, I’ll take the easy way. The path of least resistance. I really don’t like to struggle. Just give me that big red easy button and life is good. Don’t you ever wonder why God made life so hard? Why does He put us in difficult circumstances or allow [...]