I waited patiently for the LORD, and he inclined unto me, and heard my cry. He brought me up also out of an horrible pit, out of the miry clay, and set my feet upon a rock, and established my goings. And he hath put a new song in my Read more…
It was going to be a great day! The suburbs of Chicago, Illinois were having their parades and gatherings to celebrate the fourth of July. People were coming alive again and celebrations were back. Things seemed to be moving in the direction of normality post-pandemic. It was a great day Read more…
It started with a bad headache which woke me up late on a Wednesday night. The next morning, I felt awful. When Friday morning came, I had typical cold symptoms: runny nose, congestion and sneezing. I should have stayed home, but I wanted to tough it out. “I can do Read more…
Last month I went on my first solo business trip to Washington, D.C. Once we were cleared for takeoff, the airplane’s massive turbine engines propelled it forward until the laws of physics took over. I can still remember the eerie feeling of floating a split second after the plane became Read more…
Sometimes, our lives are thrown for a tailspin and circumstances suddenly spiral beyond our control. We long to return to our established sense of normalcy. We long for the routine over the revolutionary, the planned over the impromptu.
Why does God insist upon having us experience comfort-zone-breaking dilemmas?
Have you ever asked yourself, “What in the world am I doing here?” Detoured Sometimes it seems like our lives are on hold. We stand between a rock and a hard place. Our circumstances are anything but appealing. In fact, there is nothing we can see that is good about Read more…