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Welcome to my blog. You’re going to find posts on a lot of different topics here, but all of them are based on things I’ve learned by applying the truths of the Bible to life in the real world.
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Estimated reading time: 13 minutes
Sometimes the hardest part isn’t being shaped by the Potter — it’s sitting on the shelf afterward. When seasons of waiting stretch longer than we expect, it’s easy to feel overlooked, unused, or forgotten. But what if the shelf isn’t a place of abandonment? What if it’s a place of honor — a reminder that being set aside can mean being sanctified for something special?
Estimated reading time: 12 minutes
A season of job-search frustration reveals the heart change which is needed to make even menial tasks acts of worship—and restore joy in the process God uses to change us.
Estimated reading time: 5 minutes
It's easy at Thanksgiving to just give thanks, but God doesn't give to us so we can consume it. This story from my Alexander File reminds me how to demonstrate I'm truly thankful.
Estimated reading time: 8 minutes
After walking away from a vehicle we desperately needed to pray over the decision, I returned the next business day only to find, to my dismay, that a “SOLD” tag had already been placed on the van. Instead of indicating I had missed an opportunity, that tag, now part of my Alexander File, illustrates how God knows our needs in advance and provides with perfect timing.
Estimated reading time: 5 minutes
On some days, life just stinks. I didn't need a children’s book, a college girlfriend, or a soggy walk up and down the hills of West Virginia to teach me that. But I did need them to learn that bad days don’t define a life -- hope does. Over the next few posts, I’m going to share parts of my Alexander File with you, in hopes it inspires you to build your own. Because hope is meant to be shared.
Estimated reading time: 17 minutes
We laugh at Linus’ belief in the Great Pumpkin, but his wavering when he’s disappointed again and again feels uncomfortably familiar. When life is calm, faith comes easy; when things get hard, doubt rushes in. Yet the presence of fear doesn’t mean the absence of faith. Scripture shows us that real hope can boldly say, “God will deliver… but even if He doesn’t, I will trust Him.” That paradox is very essence of faith—releasing control and resting in God’s goodness.