rebelling against low expectations
Every day, I’m in a battle. My enemy? The world. The prize? My time. My attention. My loyalties. And most valuable of all, my heart. My foe is cunning and crafty with many tried and true weapons at his disposal. His favorites— stress, conflict, busyness, social media, peer pressure. Each of these he knows well and wields skillfully. He also knows he doesn’t need to attack with all of them at once...
She’s just so perfect. The thought ran through my mind as I scrolled through my friend’s Facebook page. She’s so pretty. So smart. So godly and wise. On her way to such a great career. Can’t she ever just seem normal? But, in spite of all that perfection, this friend hurt me. She initiated our relationship, but then didn’t contact me for months, and wouldn’t respond to my efforts to reach out...
Have you ever felt cheated out of Christmas? Let me explain. We build this holiday up in our minds. Create an ideal—the way it’s “supposed to be.” There’s all the decorations, lights, cookies and carols, snow outside and steaming hot chocolate. The love, joy, peace and goodwill to all men. It’s so perfect and beautiful, and it’s what we all want. But real life falls short. Way, way short. Oh...
Slavery. We embraced it. We tolerated it. We despised it. We fought for it—and against it. Eventually we abolished it. But, what many refuse to realize, is that it still exists. Even in a country that proclaims freedom. January 11th is National Human Trafficking Awareness Day. Were you aware? I wasn’t. I’m more likely to be aware of National Chocolate Chip Cookie Day. Why is that? Why do we close...
rebelling against low expectations
