God doesn’t ask us to climb mountains empty-handed. Scripture reveals a pattern in how He helps us move forward: nourishment for the journey, strength beyond our own, a prepared way, and something even greater. When the trail gets difficult, perhaps the question isn’t whether help is coming, but how.
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The Problem with Idling (and Idleness)
I remember the first time I was sitting in a car that had the “auto start-stop” feature. My colleague and I were headed to lunch in his new car. When we arrived at the first stop light, his car engine stalled. With cars all around us and the light about to turn green, he took…