The past two Sundays we've spent time in 1 Peter 3:1-7, a passage which is largely addressed to Christian women with unbelieving husbands. Peter instructs them to seek to win their husbands through their God-fearing conduct and inner beauty. It’s interesting to notice how Peter speaks to this situation in such a matter-of-fact manner. Doesn’t
Kathleen Orenza
"Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds in Christ Jesus."Philippians 4:6-7When you're feeling anxious, it can feel like you're carrying a...
Learning how to trust God in hard times happens trough life's struggles and a deepened relationship with God.
By Elizabeth Prata Hans Schmidt, Outreach Director at Victory Chapel in Phoenix AZ, was preaching about an upcoming service at his church. The former military combat medic was standing with a megap…
maintain hope in difficulty? How do we not lose our expectation of things changing for the better? We do so by keeping our faith in God’s
God’s Word gives us strength in our weariness, and it comforts and sustains us.
Revive Our Hearts
Root this school year—or your difficult season—in the truth and comfort of God’s Word.
Photo by: Schäferle via Pixabay Life is tough on a good day, but it is downright brutal when things aren’t going as they should! You know what I am talking about. When your boss is riding you. Maki…
By Elizabeth Prata EPrata photo What life in Jesus is really about, in truth, is our walk. We will fall. We will gossip. We may mentally lust. We might watch porn. We might be jealous and cut out a…
Today on Turning Mountains into Molehills' devotional, we explore the story of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego and the fiery furnace.
No one likes suffering. We try to avoid it at all costs. This avoidance is seen through the existence of painkillers, recreational drug use, the mind-numbing effect of social media, and a host of other things we use to numb the pain that comes from living in a fall and sin-cursed world. Despite this attempt to flee suffering, it still finds us. Why can’t we hide from hurt?
There are common things people do who have a hard time fitting on a team. I’ve seen these on every team which I have led.
Hard is not in God’s dictionary By Babatope Babalobi babalobi@yahoo.com +234 80 35 897435 Save the World Christian ministry App: Genesis 18 vs 14 Let a little water, I pray you, be f…
What about when we get sick and pray to be healed, and we are not? What about when someone dies? Where is the good then?
This post is part of the Five Minute Friday blog link-up. Where I join up with a community of writers and bloggers of all ages and stages who gather around a single-word prompt to free-wr…
I have always loved people’s stories. Even the sad ones. The ones that feel so hopeless. I love to listen to them talk about their lives. I’m not afraid of the suffering, of the doubts, of the anger. I want to hear it all, in it’s raw honesty. I am also always looking for a glimmer of hope, for I ha
Living life happily is setting goals, and having aspirations. Achieving them is part of success. What does success mean to you? It has the simple meaning of hitting your target. Find out.
Do you have a special place where you like to go when you are seeking an escape? It is that one place in this vast universe where you can go to find clarity when a major decision needs to be made, a haven of solitude when complete quiet is needed, or just a location where
A mother and son from Texas are the inspiring subjects of a new movie available now from Pure Flix called 5,000 Blankets. Starring Anna Camp (Pitch Perfect) and Carson Minniear (Crater), the movie is based on Phillip and Cyndi’s remarkable true story, one that highlights their determination to change not only the life of his mentally ill father, but thousands of other homeless people struggling to survive.
Even as a new year infuses us with expectation, thoughts of holding onto Hope in Hard times tinges our enthusiasm with doubt.