There are many spiritual paradoxes in life that reveal God’s nature and lessons for life. This is a place to unpack those contradictory pairings.
Birthing pains. The agonizing pains a woman endures as the life inside desires to purge herself from her amniotic cocoon that’s been her incubator. Pain indicates the fullness of time. Time to exit a space no longer hospitable to life. Dying pains. Remarkably they mirror birthing pains; reluctance, fear of the unknown, purgation, and fragility. The guarantee of human existence is that we enter and leave in much the same way–– through birthing pains. Birth…
What does it mean when God talks about blessings and curses? I think we may be looking at it in the wrong way and here’s why…
The repercussions of COVID-19 are spreading wider than we anticipated. We suddenly find ourselves at home quarantined with life on hold. What do we do when all our plans are thrown out the window with seemingly no way to consider what the future may hold?
Can God set a table in the wilderness? Psalm 78:19 Autumn is my favorite season. Those who come to my house know that during this season my table is set and my home decorated with orange, yellow, gourds, corn, leaves, and turkeys. Though it appears I overdo it, or as my husband calls it, “crazy,” the truth is the idea of a season vibrant with colors that pierce the eye (at least in Michigan) is,…
…but God has chosen the foolish things of the world to shame the wise, and God has chosen the weak things of the world to shame the things that are strong. 1 Corinthians 1:27 NASB Paradox (noun): a seemingly absurd or self-contradictory statement or proposition that when investigated or explained may prove to be well founded or true. a situation, person, or thing that combines contradictory features or qualities. Most of us love a baby. The sweet…
