The first two chapters of Job pull back the curtain to allow us to see some of the inner workings behind the experience of suffering. Specifically, we’re given four different vantage points into suffering. How Satan sees suffering Satan operates under a premise: you will be loyal to God only if He blesses you. Read…
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I had no idea what 2016 had in store for the Dainsberg family. One thing I never imagined was having to accompany my four-year-old daughter in an ambulance as she was transported to Children’s Hospital in Milwaukee. I didn’t see that coming. Those were the darkest days of my life. The cloud of that horrific…
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Work makes up a significant portion of our lives. One would hope God’s Word would help us think about and approach our work in healthy ways. It does. Four God-Honoring Ways to Approach Work: 1. We were made to work God made galaxies, animals, plants, and human beings. All of it is called his ‘work’…
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Anxiety and anger are staples in our lives. There probably isn’t a day that goes by where we don’t feel a twinge of worry or some shred of underlying irritation. Why is that? And what do we do about it? 1. The anatomy of anxiety and anger “Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your…
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The Bible is very nuanced in its discussion of money. Within its pages, money falls into two different categories. It’s either a “danger” or a “blessing.” If money is a life-pressure, it’s not my financial position that needs to change. It’s my attitude towards it and my relationship with it that needs to change. How…
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“Why do I do the things I do?” Answering that question is the key to unlocking our busyness problem. We have “heart motivations” that drive why our calendars and to-do lists fill up. We have to rethink our lives at a deep level to discover what those heart motivations are so we can address them….
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Over the years in pastoral ministry, I have been asked on countless occasions, “What do I do when I just don’t have a desire to read the Bible?” I understand the frustration. I’ve lived it. As a Christian, it feels unChristian to even be in that spot. You might think to yourself, “What’s wrong with…
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When there is a conflict between external circumstances and internal desires, discontentment is often the result. The more of life I live and see, the more I’m convinced discontentment is close to the root of many of our problems. So how do we deal with it? 1. Show some humility If discontentment results from our…
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A quick fix. Take a pill to lose weight, lower cholesterol, and calm our nerves. We love a quick fix. Sometimes I think we read the Bible looking for a quick fix. “Just read this passage, apply what it says, and you’ll be fine.” I want to make a bold proposal in this little blog…
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The anatomy of anxiety & anger In Matthew 6, Jesus links anxiety to the future: “Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear” (Matthew 6:25). Anxiety is: there’s something you think you need or want, but you’re not sure you’re going to get…
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