Few of us like to admit that we sometimes need to be rescued.
We like to believe we’re self-sufficient. We like to believe that nothing can stop us. We like to believe that we don’t need outside help. But when we’re honest with ourselves, we all know better.
Have you ever been in trouble and pleaded with God to help you? Those of us who are Christians know what it’s like to pray about our troubles and to ask God for help. But even non-religious people are prone to begging God for help when things get bad enough in their lives.
Have you ever been in the depths of despair — begging to God or the Universe or fate for help — and wondered why the solution you desperately wanted never showed up?
Maybe the answer to your prayer was already right in front of you. Maybe you were ignoring it because it wasn’t what you wanted or expected. Maybe it wasn’t convenient.
I lost my way that night — and it seems I never found my way back
Material things can be replaced, but loved ones worth far more
I don’t claim to know the solution, but the modern church has failed
If you’re out of place somewhere, nobody’s going to be very happy
Redemption of ’Bama’s Jalen Hurts illustrates what sports teach us
We’re drawn to games that give ego satisfaction, praise of others
We’re neither friends nor enemies, just strangers who share the past
Society needs storytellers to help make sense of a changing world
My bad teen poetry suggests I’ve always hungered for missing love