Book Review – You Can Change, by Tim Chester
First published 25 January 2010 When I saw Tim Chester’s book, You Can Change (IVP 2008) on the church bookstall I was intrigued. It touched a nerve. There are things in my life I am not proud of that I would like to change. It seems sometimes like I have been trying to change them for years…
Rejoicing in Being Derailed
Originally published 23 January 2010 This post is now incorporated with 22 other similar ‘reflections’ in my book, Facing Cancer with Faith. One thing I knew when I wrote my last blog post on hardship was that my return to paid employment, after 8 months of struggling, would not mean an end of trials and…
Suffering Glorifies God
Originally published 9 December 2009 In my last post I reflected on what God’s purposes are in the hardships faced by His children. We are running the race of life, the purpose of which is to share in God’s holiness. The writer to the Hebrews tells us to “endure hardship as discipline” (Hebrews 12:7). God…
Is God Punishing Me?
Originally published 12 Nov 2009 I have been reflecting on hardship quite a bit recently. My own particular hardship has been unemployment, having had only three days of paid work in the last seven months or more. When I think about it, unemployment has followed me ever since I left university in the midst of…