Realism & Optimism

Are you a pessimist, or an optimist? Or, maybe you place yourself in the middle…you’re a realist. Sometimes optimists call realists pessimists. But realists know better. They’re just facing the world head on—and being realistic! Of course, a lot of times that sounds...

How to Manage Anxiety

Yesterday I posted Jesus’ words from Matthew chapter 6. It is one of his classic teachings on worry and anxiety. Today I wanted to follow that up  by looking at the practical steps to fighting anxiety that this teaching gives us. 25 Therefore I say to you, do...

Time to Practice Having Peace

“Men’s hearts failing them from fear.”  That’s how Jesus describes the emotional state of global society, right before he comes back. Now, it’s clear from the context of this statement (Luke chapter 21) that we are not in that particular stage of history at this...

Rock Solid Words for Unstable Times

There are times when things that used to seem solid feel shaky. Right? Routines. Jobs. Society at large. Your health. In those times, we need to find the true solid ground, the only solid ground, under our feet. We need to find bedrock, so that we can stand. Deeper...

Not in the cause, but in the result.

Into just a few short sentences in the introduction to his commentary on the Book of Job, Francis Anderson packs some real insight into the nature of life, suffering, and what the scriptures have to tell us about it all: Men seek an explanation of suffering in cause...