by LoriAHatcher | Mar 10, 2025 | Blog, Christian Living, Prayer
Don, my former pastor, faced a difficult visit. A beloved church member had just been diagnosed with Stage 4 cancer. “What can I say to her?” he asked his wife, Susan, at the breakfast table. “I’ve never walked through a serious illness. I can’t imagine what she’s...
by LoriAHatcher | Mar 3, 2025 | Blog, Christian Living, Family
“Did you hear what happened with the Smithsons? I suspected something was going on, but I never imagined it was this bad.” Gossip is everywhere—break rooms, coffee shops, the gym, and, sadly, even in the church. Sometimes it’s obvious, like the example above. Other...
by LoriAHatcher | Feb 24, 2025 | Blog, Christian Living
My husband and I became Christians in our late teen years. Led to Christ through the efforts of caring, soul-winning members of two different local churches, we were immediately adopted into God’s family. These kind people who loved Jesus also loved us. They...
by LoriAHatcher | Feb 17, 2025 | Christian Living, Prayer
Do you ever wonder how honest you can be with God in prayer? On the surface, this question probably seems silly. After all, God knows everything. How could we hide anything from the God who knows our hearts and can read our minds? Yet sometimes, we hold back in...
by LoriAHatcher | Feb 3, 2025 | Christian Living
Greetings, Refresh Readers! It’s my pleasure to introduce one of my favorite writers. Meet Karen Wingate. Karen is an author, speaker, and Bible study leader living in Tucson Arizona with her husband, Jack, and their cat, Moses. She and I have collaborated long...
by LoriAHatcher | Jan 27, 2025 | Christian Living, Prayer
Do you feel well equipped for the task of regular, fervent, effectual prayer? If a doctor evaluated your prayer life, would he find it had a pulse? Do you struggle to stay focused and attentive to the Lord during extended times of prayer? It’s time to learn to storm...
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