by Zack Eswine | Jan 8, 2018 | Wisdom For Your Day
Praying God’s promises sounds something like this. (1) Speak the promise to God. “Lord you say that you are near to the brokenhearted.” (2) Find yourself in the promise. “Lord, I am brokenhearted . . .” (3) Apply the promise: This means that you have promised to be...
by Zack Eswine | Apr 12, 2013 | Wisdom For Your Day
“You are trying too hard.” My African American friend said this for my benefit. His eyes conveyed his love me as he spoke the words. “What do you mean?” I asked. I meant the question. I was surprised by his words and wanted to hear what he...
by Zack Eswine | Mar 6, 2013 | A Pastor's Life and Work, Wisdom For Your Day
I hurt my friend. I did not mean to. I would not have known it without his help. He is black. I am white. We are men. Both of us are husbands and fathers. His brown eyes and my blue eyes both require the aid that glasses provide. Our community, mine and his, possesses...
by Zack Eswine | Nov 15, 2012 | Rest For Your Soul, Wisdom For Your Day
I rested my hope on the drive through dinner. Trying to Fit it all in It was Wednesday night. The perfect storm of activity formed and swirled through our evening schedule. Youth groups pulled up into our driveway to the barn on our rented property. Friends in...
by Zack Eswine | Nov 5, 2012 | Wisdom For Your Day
“Them’s Small potatoes,” my people used to say, by which they meant to impress upon me that the thing I was making a commotion about wasn’t worth all of the fuss. The saying holds true. Sometimes the thing that overwhelms has no more matter to...
by Zack Eswine | Aug 17, 2012 | Room For You To Doubt and Question, Wisdom For Your Day
What if I don’t see God because I wouldn’t know how to recognize him if I did? Visitations in the Humdrum We play “Where is Waldo” sometimes. Waldo hides in his red and white striped cap and shirt on book pages crowded with other noisy...
