Tag Archives: Worry / Uncertainty

The Potential Sin of Time Travel

Posted on October 21, 2015 by

Well, today’s the day. October 21st, 2015. Thirty years ago, intrepid time travelers Emmett Brown and Marty McFly journeyed to the future to avert disaster and save the McFly family from untimely (sorry!) decline. As a result, so many questions linger … Continue reading →

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The Gift of Certainty

Posted on February 17, 2015 by

Can we be certain about the purpose of our lives? What has God put us here to do? When I think about these questions, I have moments of crystal clarity. Sometimes, I feel like “the arrow that springs from the bow” — … Continue reading →

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A Stone of Remembrance in Zurich

Posted on January 25, 2014 by

I’m writing this over the Atlantic, heading back to Chicago after 2 weeks in Europe away from my family.  I can … not … wait to get back. I woke up this morning in Zurich, Switzerland. I have been in … Continue reading →

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God’s Latest Lesson in Upsidedownness

Posted on January 28, 2009 by

I have been reading through the book of Matthew lately. In my time with God yesterday, I was in Matthew 13, which are (what I call) Jesus’ agriculture parables. In this chapter, He tells the Parable of the Sower, the … Continue reading →

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