After her husband died by suicide, Rita believed the story was finished for her. But she found hope “between the lines.” Continue Reading …
September
The Christian life may be a marathon, but it’s also a team sport. Continue Reading …
Apart from knowing and believing the truth, we won't stand firm. Continue Reading …
Sometimes we find it hard to love even the most loveable among us. Continue Reading …
No skeletons lurk in God’s closet. He has no cover to be blown, nor mistakes to be buried. He is a just, trustworthy, unchangeable Rock. Continue Reading …
Just as a breastplate protects a soldier’s heart, so is it righteousness that guards the heart of a believer. Continue Reading …
We whine and complain and steal the spotlight, but He still holds us in the palm of His hand. Continue Reading …
Need to write a Christian message but don’t know how? Here’s help—and a free message template. Continue Reading …
Just like the rest of the armor of God, we need our gospel-sealed, faith-filled shoes of peace if we’re going to stand firm in this world. Continue Reading …
October
These three leaders’ responses to God’s truth should be cautionary for believers as well. Continue Reading …
Learn to create a written or spoken message for women’s ministry one step at a time. Continue Reading …
There’s only one effective way to protect yourself against the schemes of the devil, and it’s not wishful thinking. Continue Reading …
I cry out to God to increase my capacity to suffer well, with more and more joy, and to toughen me up while keeping me tender, and to help me relinquish the treasures I have on this earth. Continue Reading …
However your efforts turn out, don’t stress. God is at work, and He always accomplishes exactly what He intends. Continue Reading …
Every follower of Christ needs a helmet of daily intentional God-centered thinking. Continue Reading …
The mom I adore is slipping away to Alzheimer’s. Humanly speaking, I cannot see the light at the end of this tunnel. And here in the dark I am learning a good hard lesson. Continue Reading …
Almost anything we treasure—from people to possessions to abilities—can vanish in an instant. However, Scripture teaches us about a few precious treasures that no thief, con man, or devil can take. Continue Reading …
We are not powerless against our spiritual enemy. We are equipped with the most powerful weapon in the world. Continue Reading …
Jesus knows our suffering, but He doesn’t always respond in the way we might expect. Sometimes, instead of words of comfort or valor, He gives us marching orders: be faithful to the end. Continue Reading …
Are you stuck in a place you don’t want to be? Discover two important principles to make waiting on and trusting in God easier. Continue Reading …
What’s it like to be a pastor’s wife while suffering from chronic illness? Glenna Marshall joins us on the blog to say that the joy is worth the pain. Continue Reading …