How to Shine Brightly During Your Darkest Season
When you feel overwhelmed by adversity, Daniel's example can show you four ways to continue to shine brightly even during your darkest season.
When you feel overwhelmed by adversity, Daniel's example can show you four ways to continue to shine brightly even during your darkest season.
"And here is my judgment about what is best for you in this matter. Last year, you were the first not only to give but also to have the desire to do so. Now finish the work so that your eager willingness to do it may be matched by your...
How do we respond to an unjust attack? Proverbs offers us 3 principles to guide our prayers as we seek to persevere.
Charles Spurgeon said, “By perseverance, the snail reached the ark.”
Picture this: two islands, once closely nestled in the vast sea, gradually drifting apart. The currents of change, like unseen forces, pull them in different directions, creating a growing gap that threatens the solidity of their connection. It is a slow process, almost imperceptible initially, but eventually, the separation becomes...
As we approach Christmas, once again I ponder the coming of the Son of God. The day of His visitation was foretold. In eternity He was not bound by any means. At the right time, He entered a …
Read 1 Peter 4:12-19. We may have been told that when we accept Christ, then there will only be sunshine and roses. We may have even believed it's only ...
“And the scribes of the Pharisees, when they saw that he was eating with sinners and tax collectors, said to his disciples, “Why does he eat with tax collectors and sinners”” (Mark 2:16)? Jesus was…
Kim developed a new vision for fruitfulness in her challenging season as a caregiver.
Good day beautiful people, It’s been a while but I hope that this post meets all readers well and strong in faith! I do pray that no matter the circumstance you find yourself in that the joy of The…
Learning how to trust God in hard times happens trough life's struggles and a deepened relationship with God.
“In Can I Borrow a Cup of Hope? Amy Lively achieves two of my favorite things: engaging teaching and deep Bible study. This thoroughly researched study of 1 Peter weaves the scriptural threads of Peter’s story together in ways that will challenge the mature Bible student and thrill the newest. As I connected my story to Peter’s in the book’s practical exercises, I had both ‘aha’ and ‘oh ouch!’ moments. This is the resource you need to fan the flame of hope.”
I am absolutely a fair-weather gardener. I prefer my time outside to be sunny with a comfortable temperature that doesn’t require my fingers to freeze or my face to hurt. Spring planting, summer tending and fall harvesting all fit into this comfort level most years. One of my favorite days of the ye
In 1854, Henry David Thoreau published his now famous contemplation on life and meaning. In Walden, Thoreau makes some thoughtful observations on the hectic pursuit for significance in a world of constant motion. In his most quoted phrase, he wrote, “The mass of men lead lives of quiet desperation.” Thoreau is quite right in diagnosing the disease, but he does not have a grasp of the cure. The modern man defines his value by his achievements. Consequently, each obstacle or ordeal is endured in
When my friend Mike Wells was alive, he traveled a ridiculous amount of time every year all around the world. He encountered problems with planes, baggage, car travel, reservations and all sorts of other things as he was going to visit people. He used to call this being “Wells’ed” as it meant that u
The Lord is continually showing me how to choose purpose over progress, even when it goes against the well-intended advice of the proverbial "they."
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
With news headlines that remind us of this unjust world, we need more contending prayer. Less hashtag platitudes.
God’s Word gives us strength in our weariness, and it comforts and sustains us.
By Elizabeth Prata EPrata photo The culmination of the age of man ends with two great feasts. In one, believers will dine with the glorious King of all Kings! “Then I heard what seemed to be …