To Those Hoping for Hope in the New Year
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My son must have been two when it happened: We were in a store, me pregnant, him plopped on the cart while I quickly scanned the racks for what I needed. Since the store wasn’t busy, I decided to lift him out, just for a moment. But in just that span of time, he was just. . . gone.
Getting Ill Showed Me God’s Grace
Dread gripped my heart when my Covid test returned positive. As I frantically did what I could to look after myself, God used that downtime to upend a few fears in me and showed me how much He cared for me.
3 Truths to Help Us Better Face Our Past
If anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: The old has gone, the new is here!” (2 Corinthians 5:17) Thinking about godly wisdom means we have to consider the kind of worldly wisdom we receive and how it shapes our actions.
How Do We Fix Our Eyes on Jesus When We Can’t See Him?
American life coach Martha Beck describes life this way, “Your life follows your attention. Wherever you look, you end up going.”
This is not unlike how we direct our spiritual gaze. However, how do we constantly look to Jesus, whom we cannot see?
5 Signs of Godly Wisdom
What does it mean to be wise in God’s eyes? Thinking about godly wisdom means we have to consider the kind of worldly wisdom we receive and how it shapes our actions.
How to Receive Correction Even When It Hurts
I don’t like it when people correct me. Maybe because I’m like every other person before me, convinced that I know what I’m doing and don’t really need anyone else’s input.
Ways to Think Before You Speak
We do not always know the impact our words can have on someone, but the Bible tells us the importance they can have over our lives and others.
What’s the Difference Between Complaining & Being Honest?
As the electricity snapped off sometime in the middle of the night, my husband and I groaned as the fan’s blades slowed to a stop, leaving a stuffy heat beneath our mosquito net. It was going to be hard to sleep well.
3 Tips to Meet God in the Ordinary Moments
When I was in my late teens and early twenties, I was profoundly uncomfortable with the ordinary part of my Christian life.