Read: James 1:2-12 Count it all joy. (v. 2) Running involves perseverance and suffering. As many people say, nobody looks like they’re having fun when they’re running. But when they
Read: 2 Corinthians 12:6-10 When I am weak, then I am strong. (v. 10) Stage 4 osteoarthritis prevented me from enjoying activities that were central to my life, and after
Read: Job 5:8-27 [Eliphaz said,] “As for me, I would seek God.” (v. 8) During the involuntary hospitalization that followed one of my suicide attempts, I read the book of
Read: Isaiah 43:1-7 When you walk through fire you shall not be burned. (v. 2) One feature of my mental illness is depression, and under its influence the world seems
Read: Isaiah 65:17-25 I will rejoice in Jerusalem and be glad in my people; no more shall be heard in it the sound of weeping and the cry of distress.
Read: James 1:16-18 Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shadow due to
Read: 1 Samuel 2:1-10 The LORD is a God of knowledge, and by him actions are weighed. (v. 3) The pursuit of knowledge is admirable, necessary, and life-changing. We often
Read: John 1:9-18 From his fullness we have all received, grace upon grace. (v. 16) I am much better at offering grace to another than I am at receiving it
Read: Genesis 42:14-25 Then [Joseph] turned away from [his brothers] and wept. (v. 24) Joseph’s story in the book of Genesis is a poignant reminder that God is at work
