I’m fifty-eight. I’m beginning to believe in myself. One of the results of childhood abuse has been a difficulty with believing in my own judgment. My childish belief, “I should have known not to go with my father that terrible day,” has warped my self-image. The length of time this healing has taken is a …
Category Archives: Boldness
Make it a Good Day
“Make it a good day.” For a while, an NPR reporter signed off the daily business report with those words. They don’t say that now. And yet, in spite of reports of job loss, foreclosure, and retirees going back to work, we can make it a good day. Because God is good. Because of God’s …
Content to be Discontent?
God honors boldness. In Luke 19, when Zacchaeus ran ahead of the crowd following Jesus to climb the sycamore tree, he expected to get a better view, not a better life. But Jesus, seeing his audacity, walked into Zacchaeus’ house and heart. Zacchaeus collected taxes for the Roman occupiers, keeping for himself whatever he could …