Surely you know what it feels like to be downward-pressed. News of an incurable cancer. Infertility. A tragedy in your family. Financial ruin. Chronic pain. The battle against the same old sin. The mundane seemingly closing in around you. The hard work of marriage and parenting…
Read MoreWeariness can suck the life out of us like nothing else. In the midst of long seasons of suffering, or battling particular sins, weariness often sets in and threatens our joy, peace, patience, and faithfulness. We wonder whether it will ever end. We try to just endure. We accept another day of pain or failure…
Read MoreI remember the fear I felt as the force of the wave overwhelmed me and I went under the salty water of the Pacific Ocean. I couldn’t get my bearings or my footing, but suddenly a strong arm pulled me back into light and fresh air….
Read MoreIn many ways I felt like I was in a ditch with my car broken down and nobody around to help. I was facing different kinds of suffering as well as my own sin and others’ sin. But when I came to these Songs of Ascents (Ps. 120-134)…
Read MoreHave you ever listened to speaker, read a blog post, article or book and resonated so much with the truth communicated that you knew you couldn’t say it better and you wanted to exclaim, “What she said!”…
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