Psalm 55 My mother had the kind of personality that valued loyalty above all else. The worst thing that could happen to her was for someone she trusted to betray her trust. This is why the family fight over my grandfather’s business was so devastating to her. She moved with my father to his family’s…
Psalm 33 Joy and happiness are not the same thing. They are not synonyms. Happiness feels good. Happiness is conditional. If things go well I am happy. Because happiness is so dependent on what happens to me, it is a very superficial emotion. It comes and goes. I get an email from someone I like…
Psalms [Watch this short video: Saved But Not Whole] Despite what you have heard, Christians are not nice people. After all, do nice people get angry? Are nice people jealous? Do nice people feel bitter and betrayed and delight in delicious plots of revenge? Are nice people discouraged and depressed? Are nice people hypocritical? Don’t…
Psalm 63 We see people come and go at RIC and we get used to this. “Pastoring an international church is like pastoring a parade,” I have often said. But there is a difference between someone choosing to leave and someone being forced to leave. On Monday morning I drove Uchenna to the Casablanca airport…
Psalm 1 I am tired. No matter what I do, I’m tired. I sleep but wake up not feeling refreshed. I have been taking naps which I have rarely done before. And still I am tired. And I am thirsty. I pour a coke with lots of ice and after I drink, I am still…