Genesis 39:20-21- “But while Joseph was there in the prison, the Lord was with him.” I find the story of Joseph a beautiful, yet heartbreakingly puzzling one. Such a crazy series of ups and downs- loved by his father, yet despised by his brothers. Appreciated and uplifted by his boss, then unfairly thrown in jail by him. Serving and helping those…
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Have you ever been so annoyed with someone on a soapbox that you would give up your friendship with them?
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We burnout often because we filter everything in our lives nowadays- painting over and touching up things that we should have just thrown out and given up on long ago.
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Initially, burnout was reserved for those in high stress careers. What I’ve noticed recently is that burnout isn’t just for the Type-A overachieving doctors we assume will suffer from it. The more I’ve interacted and worked with friends in ministry the more I realize it’s not just burnout in medicine– burnout affects the artist, the dreamers, and the servants too.…
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I love this scene from the movie The Santa Clause. Scott Calvin has just gotten to the North Pole after accidently filling in for Santa Claus on Christmas Eve. He is wandering around this incredible building filled with colorful toys, sweet elves, and amazing inventions. But in spite of what he can see right in front of him, he doesn’t actually…
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The little drummer boy is one of the songs commonly thought of as a Christmas classic and has been featured on countless Christmas albums since it was written in 1941. But though I love the song, I must be honest, growing up I never had a clue what the song was about. Oh, it’s Christmastime again, yes let’s sing about…
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I am sure many feel my blog is very strange. I’m not totally sure I always get it myself to be perfectly honest with you, but let me try to explain why I do it. I look at music, and movies, and the marketplace and I try to see more than what is being obviously stated. I try to see in between the…
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Far too often we aim for the glory. We fight, tooth and nail for the recognition, the win, the medal. But how much do we fight for the character it requires to get there?
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The problem is not that we don’t have enough knowledge of what’s happening in the world, far too often the problem is that we have completely lost the definition of love. We act like love is a feeling that can be switched on, changed, and demanded. True love is refusing to give up on those who don’t always care, don’t understand, and don’t always love you back.
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In truly awesome music, they’re not faking anything- they’ve completely risked everything- risked being hurt and rejected and having their message misinterpreted and hated but they still poured their soul out- open and bare for everyone to see.
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