What would it take to shatter your faith? To drive your emotional, mental, and spiritual life into a pit of depression? Last year, I almost found out. After a suffocating season in the hope-sucking Upside Down, the Spirit presses me to share the story of God’s love, my failure, and the unflickering faithfulness of a God who can be …
Doubting God Part 3: Doubt in the Face of Suffering
Every Christian will face suffering. Is your faith prepared to meet it?
Avoiding the Panic Path
“You broaden the path beneath me so that my ankles do not turn.” Psalm 18:36 I sprained my ankle rushing to check on my pug, Luci, who’d had a major seizure recently from eating something poisonous. She does that, being one to eat everything that doesn’t eat her first, and several weeks ago she’d gotten into something–again–and flirted with the …
Part 4: Doubt In The Face Of God’s Silence
Unanswered prayer. Disappointed hope. The anguish of a wrestling with One whose hand we cannot force. How fitting that I should be writing about this when my husband has been out of work for quite some time, despite prolonged prayer. When we’ve pounded every door, overturned every rock, exhausted every option, and chased every rabbit all the way down the …
Taboo Topics: Doubting God
In the face of the loss of jobs, homes, and investment portfolios our confidence in God’s loving care can begin to waver. This is the first post in a series exploring God’s silence, doubts about faith, and the taboo topic of “doubting God.”