by Laurie Short | Dec 17, 2014 | Baby Jesus, Christmas, Christmas gift, Compassion international, Faith
Can I make a confession? I have always loved the scene in Talladega Nights, where Ricky Bobby (Will Farrell) prays to the Baby Jesus. Frankly, it was the only part of the movie I actually watched. If you’ve never seen it, you can watch the scene here: (but...
by Laurie Short | Sep 29, 2014 | forgiveness, Grace, Isis, Jesus
This is a quote I just posted on Facebook and Twitter. It comes from p.151 of my book. What it means haunts me. With Isis still ravaging the Middle East and scores of uncounted children maimed for declaring their faith, I find myself rooting “Get those...
by Laurie Short | Sep 20, 2014 | Faith, Keep the Faith, Live the Promise, pain, Susie Larson
Last Friday I was on my sixth radio show. It was called “Live the Promise.” http://myfaithradio.com/2014/finding-faith-dark/ This glib beginning makes me sound like a pro, but the truth is, I have never been on the radio before. Until seven weeks ago when Finding...
by Laurie Short | Jun 27, 2014 | baby, Disappointment with God, Faith, finding faith, Finding Faith in the Dark, Gethsemane, God, God's will, Jesus, Laurie Short, Philip Yancey, Prayer
A couple of years ago Time magazine ran an article on “attachment parenting” which had a cover shot of a mom dressed in workout clothes, breastfeeding her three-year-old boy. Going for the shock value, Time succeeded, and I’m pretty sure it led to a few discussions...
by Laurie Short | Jun 11, 2014 | Deliverance from Evil, Disappointment with God, Faith, Finding Faith in the Dark, God, God's will, government, gun control, Jesus, Laurie Polich, Laurie Short, Parenting, Perspective, school shootings, social media, step parenting, stress, video games
Looking up at the news during my workout this morning, I saw a ticker tape flash across the screen that froze my gaze. …with this week’s latest shooting, that makes 74 school shootings since Sandy Hook… Let that sink in a little. Something is happening to...