The Communist horror of Budapest displayed in the Terror House
A Budapest Visit: Walking in History’s Horror
A sober visit to Budapest’s terror museums
An Old Lesson: Take 2,367
I’ve been working off a master “to do” list for over a month now, life has been that busy. I had six writing deadlines to finish on April 1, alone, and felt a lot of pressure to finish up before I leave on a quick trip. Stress had built in countless ways. It’s all ironic since my 2011 resolution was…
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Would God really say, “I’m tired of blessing her?”
How can you tell a blessing from a disappointment? I spoke ten days ago about “turning the prism,” and looking at the challenges of our lives through God‘s perspective. It’s an invaluable lesson, to turn your life over to God and look to see what He might be up to But what does it actually look like to trust God…
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God’s Lens: What might He be thinking?
What does God’s lens look like in complicated circumstances? “Turning the prism” is how I think of it. Turning the prism and looking through God’s lens, means trying to see things from a different point of view. We’re all familiar with the Scripture passage from James 1:2 that tells us to “count it all joy when you meet various trials.”…
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Shame on Me? No, Thanks.
I hate feeling shame. Prior to speaking on the topic “Turning the Prism: Looking at the Circumstances of Your life Through God’s Lens,” I thought a lot about shame. As I prayed and reviewed my notes, I recognized the shame-filled negative example I’d used often in my life. Riffing off 1 Thessalonians 5:18: “in everything give thanks for this is…
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