Category: Podcast Trailhead
Hope Built
Last week, I began sharing the story of how my hope was built over years, not in a single moment. Hope was all I had left when everything else crumbled. If I said my faith never wavered or that I never doubted, I would be lying. Being dishonest about faith does not make it…
The Hands That Never Trembled
The Hands That Never Trembled Hope is not built in a single moment. It grows over time, through the things we experience and the things we endure. We can hope things get better. We can hope circumstances change. We can hope tomorrow looks different from today. But hoping for something and having hope are…
The Shepherd Counts Differently
Failure… Sit with that word for a minute. What does it make you think of? When I read it or hear it spoken, I can see my failures. Some recent. Some years old. Things I wish I had done differently. Things I wish I could go back and change. Why does one word have…
Love Deeply. Possess Lightly.
Holding on tightly is something we are taught without it being said out loud very often. Movies and books teach us to hold on with everything we have. Life teaches us that sometimes we must let go. When we hold too tightly things often break. Or things are not able to move as they…
The Shepherd Sets the Pace
Modern society tells us that slowing down and taking breaks is bad. Keep pushing. Work through lunch. Put in more hours than everyone else. Never take vacation. Keep the kids busy with sports and activities. Always be doing something. That way of thinking has crept into the church, too. Volunteer for everything. Be at…
Still I Walk
Continuing to walk in the face of hardship sounds noble. It sounds like the plot of a story. “His home was taken, and yet he strode forward into battle.” That is a great way to describe walking with God through hardship. But most of the time, that is not how it happens. When things…
Available Before Able
Be Available, Ability Will Come There are many times in my life when I have thought, “I can’t do that. I’m not able.” “I don’t have what it takes.” I’m sure I’m not the only one. There are many things where that is absolutely true. If someone suggests that I perform brain surgery, I…
The Freedom of Dependence
Sometimes life doesn’t look the way you want it to. Sometimes your life is out of your control. Sometimes the things you were once free to do are no longer available to you. There are times in our lives when we are completely dependent on others. There are seasons when we need to depend…
The People God Places Along the Trail
Trusting God and Others Trusting God can feel easy. Trusting others… not so much. Trusting God and others can bring up mixed emotions. When we are going through difficult times, it can be even more difficult to allow other people into our lives. At least, that has been true for me. Opening the most…