TOPIC INDEXLove of God (53)

  1. The Size of Pancakes and the Meaning of Life

    book
    03/10/18
    9 mins
    By Chad Bird
    In God’s eyes, we cannot be too fat or ugly, mean or selfish, shamed or abused, corrupted or inadequate for him not to love us.

  2. Wasting Our Love

    book
    01/28/18
    8 mins
    By Chad Bird
    We follow the example of creation and her Creator, wasting our love quite prodigally in fulfilling our callings, whether we’re thanked or spurned, applauded or ignored.

  3. When Love Repents Us

    book
    11/03/17
    9 mins
    By Chad Bird
    The following excerpt comes from Chapter 7, “When Love Repents Us,” in Chad Bird’s new book, Night Driving: Notes from a Prodigal Soul.

  4. Sure God Loves Me, But Does He Actually Like Me?

    book
    08/20/17
    10 mins
    By Chad Bird
    He’s the Grandpa who goes on and on about how delicious these mud pies are that we present to him. He laughs, honestly and sincerely, at our stupid jokes.

  5. God Daily Gives Us More Than We Can Handle

    book
    05/21/17
    9 mins
    By Chad Bird
    He has given you clothing and shoes, food and drink, house and home—as well as grocery stores, carpenters, and farmers to provide those goods.

  6. Why Is God Punishing Me?

    book
    11/23/16
    9 mins
    By Chad Bird
    It was Jesus who appeared to Hagar, comforted her, and gave her the promise of future blessings. It was Jesus who came to her when it seemed everything and everyone else had let her down.

  7. Discovering God in the Ugly

    book
    09/20/16
    9 mins
    By Chad Bird
    We see someone driving a fancy car, owning a big home, having healthy children and an attractive spouse. Instantly, almost without a second's thought, we assume they are successful. Life is good for them.

  8. The Sign Said, "Just Kill Me."

    book
    07/30/16
    9 mins
    By Chad Bird
    One thing is for certain: my day was heaven compared to his. My minor headaches nothing compared to whatever he was going through.

  9. The Little Girl in the Shadows

    book
    07/29/16
    11 mins
    By Chad Bird
    The most powerless person in this story is the key to it all. God uses her who is nothing to effect everything.

  10. God Isn't Looking for Brown-Nosers

    book
    05/25/16
    7 mins
    By Chad Bird
    Faith does not require that we always Hoorah what the Lord does. God wants children, not brown-nosers.

  11. Singing the World into Being

    book
    11/05/15
    4 mins
    By Chad Bird
    As C. S. Lewis, in "The Magician’s Nephew", has Aslan sing the world and all its beautiful intricacies into existence, so the Lion of the tribe of Judah, our Lord Jesus, hymns the heavens and earth into being.

  12. Waking up with Leah: Learning to Love a Disappointing Church

    book
    09/29/15
    15 mins
    By Chad Bird
    In the tiny Texas town where I grew up, sleeping in on Sunday morning was as inconceivable as rooting for someone besides the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday afternoon.
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