Tag: suffering

  • Right Where You Need to Be

    This week, I’m heading to Beach Camp with my youngest daughter as the small group leader for a group of 10th grade girls. It’s basically church camp on the beach, and I’m terrified. The topic of the week is the book of Jonah, and when I read that book, I can’t help but realize that…

  • Lessons from the Wasteland: Prison is Not the Same as the Wilderness

    Being in prison is not the same as wandering in the wilderness.  In Scripture, we see different characters deal with these two different challenges.  The Israelites and Elijah experienced the wilderness.  Joseph and Paul were familiar with prison.  Lately I’ve been identifying with Joseph more than the Israelites.  Unjustly accused, misunderstood, thrown away, discarded, locked…