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A Flight in History
If you could have dinner with anyone in history, who would you pick? That’s a tough question. For me, it changes constantly. It depends on my mood. Do I want to be empowered or encouraged? Or do I want to be challenged or thought-provoked? Then the question is when would it be? At one point…
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I Wish I Knew Sooner In My Life…
“You learn something new every day.” “You live and you learn.” “Hindsight is always 20/20.” You have probably heard these phrases many times, and you may even repeat them often as well. It is true, we are constantly learning and growing and oftentimes we look back and wish we had known better or done things…
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In Life, I Wish I Knew Sooner…
Last week, we discussed things we wish we knew sooner, faith edition. This week is about what we wish we knew sooner, life edition! On my second day of graduate school, I had a professor stand in front of us. He did not say anything, just smiled at us, and his name was…
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I Wish I Knew Sooner in my Faith…
As we live and learn, sometimes we look back and wish we knew things sooner. If we had known certain things sooner, we may have done things differently. This week, we are sharing some things that we wish we knew sooner in our faith. God’s plan is always better than mine, even if it…
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My 5 Reminders
There would be instances that we’ll look back in hindsight and think, “I wish I knew that sooner.” Both in life and in faith. It is a part of life. In fact, I think sometimes I learn the same lesson multiple times. Or perhaps, I should say I am reminded of the lesson. I like…
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How Are We Supposed to Pray?
Do you ever struggle with prayer and knowing how to pray or what to say? Me too! I am by no means an expert on the topic of prayer. So instead of pretending like I am an expert on prayer or always know what to say, I am really just going to be repeating what…
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Is God Mad at Me? Have I Done Something to Deserve It?
Do you ever feel like you have done something wrong to make God mad at you? Or when you go through trials in life, do you wonder if God is punishing you for something? If so, you are not alone. It can be hard sometimes to remember that God does not get mad in the…
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Slow to Anger, Great in Faithful Love
Is God mad or angry at me? My first thoughts were “no, that’s against God’s very nature.” Then I thought of Psalm 145:8 – The LORD is gracious and compassionate, slow to anger and great in faithful love. While making sure I had the correct verse, I found Psalm 103:8 – The LORD is…
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Are Christians Hypocrites, Perfect, or Just Humans?
One common reason people often give for why they do not want to go to church is because they think Christians are hypocrites who put on masks and pretend everything is fine or they say one thing at church and then do the opposite the rest of the week. I honestly can’t say that is…