Tag: grief
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Day 146: Nap Time (Psalm 131)
On the anniversary of my mom’s homegoing, this one hit hard today. There is a deep rest that comes from trusting God like a child at nap time—safe, held, and free from the weight of the world.
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Day 137: My Father is Peace (2 Samuel 18:33)
But even in the wailing, Scripture whispers a deeper truth: the Father of Peace has not abandoned us.
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Day 013: Really, Elihu? (Job 36:1-4)
Job’s friends—and Elihu most of all—say many true things about God. The problem isn’t that they speak falsehoods; it’s that they speak true things in false ways. They turn wisdom into weapons, doctrine into diagnosis, and God’s justice into a cudgel for the suffering. In doing so, they don’t just misread Job—they misrepresent God.
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Day 005: The Weight of Grief, the Weight of Glory (Job 6:2–3)
ob compares his grief to the sands of the sea, unbearable and unmeasurable. C.S. Lewis calls our future hope in Christ a “weight of glory.” This post contrasts Job’s crushing sorrow with Paul’s promise of glory beyond all comparison (2 Corinthians 4:17–18), showing how the gospel transforms grief into hope.
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Day 338: Comfort Food (2 Corinthians 1:3-7)
On a gray, comfort-food kind of day, Paul reminds us that God is the One who comes alongside us in our affliction—and His comfort is meant to be shared.
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Day 322: Six Jolly Cowboys (Acts 8:2)
A meditation on Johnny Cash, funerals, and the stark contrast between Ananias, Sapphira, and Stephen—asking what kind of life we’re living toward our own funeral, and what kind of people will carry us when our time comes.