Faith isn’t about having everything figured out ahead of time; faith is about following the quiet voice of God without having everything figured out ahead of time.
00189 – Figure Out Faith?
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00179 – One Day at a Time
Take one day at a time. Today, after all, is the tomorrow you worried about yesterday.
00143 – God in the Flesh
Do not grieve or complain that you were born in a time when you can no longer see God in the flesh. He did not in fact take this privilege from you. As he says, “Whatever you have done to the least of my brothers and sisters, you have done to me.” —————Gender-neutral...
00141 – Self-Confidence
The encouraging thing is that every time you meet a situation, though you may think at the time it is an impossibility and you go through the tortures of the damned, once you have met it and lived through it you find that forever after you are freer than you ever were...
00137 – Midlife: Show Up, Be Seen
I think midlife is when the universe gently places her hands upon your shoulders, pulls you close, and whispers in your ear: “I’m not screwing around. It’s time. All of this pretending and performing—these coping mechanisms that you’ve developed to protect yourself...
00085 – Taking Time to Be
I sit on my favorite rock, looking over the brook, to take time away from busyness, time to be. I’ve long since stopped feeling guilty about taking being time; it’s something we all need for our spiritual health, and often we don’t take enough of it… When I am...
00081 – Tyrants Always Fall
When I despair, I remember that the way of truth and love has always won. There may be tyrants and murderers, and for a time, they can seem invincible, but in the end, they always fall. Think of it: always.
00070 – What is Faith?
Faith is deliberate confidence in the character of God whose ways you may not understand at the time.
00064 – Learning How to Love
In the light of eternity, we’re here for a very short time, really. We’re here for one thing, ultimately: to learn how to love, because God is love. Love is our origin, love is our ground, and love is our destiny.
00039 – Is God Calling You?
The time of wondering whether you’ve truly been called to the ministry is over. The challenge is to know when God is calling and not the voice or ego or the expectations of family and friends. from commencement address to Baptist Theological Seminary at Richmond...