The Scripture that keeps rolling around in my mind of late is the fairly well-known passage from Esther in which her uncle implores her to use her place of position to intercede on behalf of her people. Esther, orphaned and without any power of her own, rises to the place of Queen in her land simply because she is loved by the King. But God, who is ordaining all things, ha...

Sickness. I have a personal history that makes me particularly dislike sickness. When I was 16 years old my mom was diagnosed with a terminal illness. We were told that her disease was very rare and that it would be hard to predict how it would progress. Amazingly, my mom is still alive today; it's been a God-given 23 years since that first diagnosis. I know that absolutel...