Remember This Powerful Truth When Life Hurts and You Just Don’t Understand
One of the most gratifying moments of a parent’s life is when their adult children reflect on the decisions their parents made during their childhood and say, “Now I understand. You were right.” Usually this epiphany doesn't come until they have children of...
Remember This When You Don’t Have Time to Pray
“I don’t have time to pray today.” Yep, I said this. Out loud. Once a month I meet with other women to pray for our adult children. We’ve been gathering for eleven years. But on that morning, I didn’t have time to pray. I'd looked at the week ahead...
When You Don’t Feel Like Smiling — Hope During Times of Lament
When my daughter was ten years old, my husband paid her to smile. It was family picture day at church, and she just wasn't feeling it. Normally a cheerful kid, she wasn't cheerful that day. She didn't want to dress up. She didn't want to have her picture taken. And...
How to Overcome Fear with Faith
What's frightening you today? A marital challenge? A health crisis? Financial strain? A prodigal loved one? The list of fear-causing possibilities is endless. Today in Luke 8 I read about a group of people who encountered something they’d never seen before—and it...
We Have to Be Broken So We Can Become Whole
Going down the slide standing up wasn’t my most brilliant moment. The girl before me had done it—like a surfer riding a wave. But not me. After a promising start, the toe of my shoe caught on the slide and down I went, landing at the bottom in a heap. Gasping...
Blessed Relief When You’re Fainting in Life’s Heat
Heat is relentless, whether it comes from the weather or from life's circumstances. It saps our energy, steals our motivation, and sometimes even threatens our physical or spiritual lives. For many across the United States, this summer has been characterized by high...
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