Do you know what we put in shadow boxes? Precious things. Things we want to show off. Things we are proud of. You're not insignificant. You're precious. And odds are, you're exactly where God has carefully placed you.

A storm is coming and the water is already rising. Get right with God, and then find yourself a battle buddy.

My friend is emancipated-- liberated of the veil of human flesh and suffering and now gets to know God face-to-face.

Maybe you are in despair right now. Find a crying place. Find a place to get alone with God and cry it out... then find someone to sit with.

Is it a problem for us to solve, or is it a God-problem-- like making crops grow?

I called her because I already knew she was the one. She has multiple myeloma, and has walked this road before me.

My current problem I was planning for was not actually my problem to solve. It was God's problem. In fact, it didn't even concern me.

I want to know all the details... God wants me to trust Him, and just get in the car.

May God lead each of us to someone who needs comfort. To someone who needs our presence in their lives... even if just for a moment.

God took me on a significant detour last year... But it wasn't just a detour; it was a side quest. A holy mission.

Maybe you are on hold and stuck right there in the middle of nowhere... You just don't understand. Like me, you're asking God why.

God was telling Baruch that his pain was carefully measured. That more pain-- more struggles-- were in his future. But there was a limit.

As I write this, I am sitting in the hospital infusion center, waiting for my immunotherapy infusion. They give me Rituximab every other...

God was telling me that he was cooking something up for me-- something good!-- but it wasn't done cooking yet. More time was required...

"Why am I here?" It's a loaded question. We want to know our purpose, but deep inside, we are really asking why we are in this situation.

Be on the lookout for fellow smokers-- those plucked from the fire and still smelling of smoke. Offer a helping hand. Or a hug. Or whatever.

Sometimes God has us on a mission... and it's invigorating! But there are other times when God calls us away... to a Holy Pause.

Sometimes you do the right thing or are minding your own business even, and you still get asked to leave.

Many of us are walking in treacherous places right now.

Our tendency is to question God's orders; or sometimes, whether we got them from God in the first place!