If Nothing Else- March 16 2026
I need everyone to know the God I know and love. See, the one thing we all get wrong is having too small a view of God. I’ve always loved stories, and here are some of the stories that have helped me as I try to put to words what my mind can’t convey but my heart knows beyond a shadow of doubt. In the Chronicles of Narnia , Aslan - the true king of Narnia and an analogy for our Jesus and God - is explained by his followers this way: “Who said anything about safe? ‘Course he isn’t safe. But he’s good. He’s the king, I tell you.” Our God isn’t safe. In fact, He’s promised us hardship and suffering- inextricably connected with His comfort and glory. And what He asks us to walk through with Him, He’s walked through Himself. As we share in Christ’s sufferings , we share in His glory and comfort. We are not asked to suffer arbitrarily, we are asked to share in God’s wild, hard, beautiful plan of love and renewal and healing from...