Becoming a patient person is a real challenge when you’re someone who struggles with waiting. I’ve always had little patience for long lines, people who are late to meetings, or slow drivers in the left lane. It often feels like I’m the White Rabbit from Alice in Wonderland—”I’m late! I’m late! For a very important date!”…

We’ve been surrounded and battered by troubles, but we’re not demoralized; we’re not sure what to do, but we know that God knows what to do; we’ve been spiritually terrorized, but God hasn’t left our side; we’ve been thrown down, but we haven’t broken. 2 Corinthians 4: 8-9 (MSG) Maybe you feel a little battered…

I hate to wait. I don’t like long lines. Nor do I like waiting to get my meal at a restaurant. I often feel like the White Rabbit in Alice in Wonderland, “I’m late. I’m late. For a very important date!” And now I wait for toilet paper, hand sanitizers, masks and what ever else we…

Flying is no picnic these days. I dreaded the two-stop flight I recently took and for good reason. I was delayed on each leg. Fortunately, I had long lay overs and didn’t miss connections, but several people on my flights did and found themselves waiting in airports for hours. What should have been two hours…

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