If I am being honest, I love a good checklist. A clear path lined out for me, revealing what was right to do and what to avoid. I want to know deep in my soul that if I get the boxes checked off in proper order and complete all items before the deadline, all will … Continue reading How Can I Avoid Suffering and Other Lies I Have Chosen to Believe – Psalm 34:15-22
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What Am I Called to Share? Psalm 22:22-31
I spent Sunday afternoon and evening in an emergency room with an elderly family member. God showed up in the kindness of pre-warmed sheets, wrapping us in care. As the hours inched passed, all reports and test results provided much-needed reassurance. Finally, long after sundown, the doctor graciously wrote prescriptions to relieve the most troubling … Continue reading What Am I Called to Share? Psalm 22:22-31
How do I sit with suffering? Psalm 22
How does the world respond to suffering? We medicate it. We dismiss it. We deny it. We try to explain it away. We even blame the victim sometimes. Jesus has a different way of sitting with suffering. Psalm 22 invites believers to sit at the foot of the cross with Jesus and bear witness to … Continue reading How do I sit with suffering? Psalm 22
Can I Be Rescued from the Quicksand of Anxiety? Psalm 40:11-17
Quicksand appeared in more than one television show when I was a child in the 60s and 70s. It served as a frequent plot twist. Many a heroic figure found him or herself sinking deeper and deeper. Or sometimes, the hero would discover someone else descending into danger. Whichever scenario unfolded, there were often guidelines … Continue reading Can I Be Rescued from the Quicksand of Anxiety? Psalm 40:11-17
Anthea Kotlan 