It’s been six years since my diagnosis and two and a half years since radiation. My latest test came back “undetectable,” but the real story is what God did in my heart — the fear, the trust, the joy, and the unexpected grace of reconnecting with the radiation tech who remembered me after all this time. God is faithful in the good results, and He is faithful even when the results aren’t what we hope for.
Long before my cancer diagnosis, God was shaping me through the lives of our dogs — teaching me trust, presence, and how to live one day at a time. This post explores what Donnie and his “brothers” showed me about Jesus’ call not to worry.
Revelation is often misunderstood. Its opening verses remind us it’s not a book of chaos but an unveiling from God—one revelation, not many—and worth reading with fresh eyes.
This isn’t just a New Year’s resolution. It’s a challenge to go deeper — into the kind of water only Jesus can hold you up in. Updated with reflections on cancer, grief, and unexpected grace.
Explore Pharaoh’s story through six themes: stubbornness, justice, mercy, and the cost of resisting God. Discover what a hardened heart really means.
“We laugh about poles and trees, argue over stars and angels, and even misremember the magi’s gifts. But Christmas isn’t about decorations or presents—it’s about the One who came to forgive us, even when we don’t know what we’re doing.”
All dogs go to Heaven, don’t they? It probably sounds like a strange question for a site about God and religion. Well, not really. It’s actually very relevant, at least to me. And maybe you’ll think it is for you also.
At first glance, it looks like a discrepancy — avoid sinners vs. sit with sinners. But the tension isn’t in Jesus’ actions; it’s in our understanding of the words. This breakout turns to Micah 6:16, where the Hebrew verb nāśāʾ (“to lift, carry, bear”) appears.
Yes, something’s drastically wrong with our thinking of the word tolerate today. And the error is compounded when it’s negated and turned into cannot tolerate.
What did Jesus mean by “I know that you cannot tolerate wicked men”? Explore the Greek, Hebrew, and cultural context behind Revelation 2:2 and the Ephesus church.
