March 2010

Hope in the Face of Doubt: Mountaintops and Deserts (March 30 2010)

Have you ever had a mountaintop experience?

This expression can be expressed literally, as often after a struggle or effort to reach a summit people’s senses and emotions are joyfully overwhelmed. After looking out at the view and resting for a while, the descent begins, back to the starting point.

The Eeyore Theory (March 23 2010)

You know who he is. Eeyore, the stuffed donkey from Winnie-the-Pooh; the loveable depressed eternal pessimist.

Eeyore prepared himself for the worst, and never expected anything good. I think many of us can identify with him. How many times can we be disappointed or hurt before we start bracing ourselves for impact? Before we talk ourselves out of being excited for something, just in case it doesn’t pan out like we hope? Before we stop trusting others not to let us down?

Reflection and Doubt (March 16 2010)

A familiar character in the New Testament is Thomas. One of the Twelve Disciples, Thomas is maybe better known for his doubt.

“One of the disciples, Thomas (nicknamed the Twin), was not with the others when Jesus came. They told him, ‘We have seen the Lord!’ But he replied, ‘I won’t believe it unless I see the nail wounds in his hands, put my fingers into them, and place my hand into the wound in his side,’” (John 20:24-25 NLT).

Certainty and Doubt (March 9 2010)

It wasn’t so long ago I was absolutely certain of what I believed.

Really, it’s not so hard to see why I thought I had it all figured out. I had a simple life, lived in a small town, and had never so much as moved homes. My life was stable, easy, and mostly black and white.

Then I started travelling.

Different But Not Wrong (March 1 2010)

Several years ago, I joined a worship band for a Sunday night church service. Subconsciously, I think I expected the regular church congregation to be as accepting of the new service as the people who attended it. The idea was fresh; an exciting idea with a bright future. It attracted many “unchurched,” teens and young adults, and presented biblical truth to a hungry audience.

Well, as so many others I’m sure have experienced, things with the congregation weren’t as rosy as I originally hoped. And it threw me for a loop.

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