Bible. Faith. Life.
Bible. Faith. Life.
faithDo you know the ache of discouragement? The ache that makes you want to quit, cry, or run away (or all three)? Disappointment can stir it up, or failure, or unanswered prayers. We try, and try again. We love, step out in faith, stay faithful to the task, and the return is empty and void. And the ache begins …
faithI sat around the table with friends sharing our prayer needs. Open, honest, and vulnerable, I told mine. We’re like minded. Women of faith, and kindred spirits who’ve heard the call to write, so it seemed to be a safe place. But it wasn’t. As soon as I let my request out, questions and “answers” spilled from (well-meaning) lips. Have …
faithI’m so sad. As I researched to prepare for this article about the Holy Spirit Fruit of faithfulness, I discovered that another celebrity pastor was accused of sexual misconduct. Another. Just search Google for “faithfulness articles” and you can read it too. It’s an article in Christianity Today about pastor Bill Hybels of Willow Creek Church. Faithfulness is an attribute …
faithWe’ve all been there. We’ve sat at the obnoxiously long red light. Is it broken?! We’ve yelled with our inside voice (maybe our outside one), Come! On! We play with the radio, maybe check our phone (even if we aren’t supposed to), and we can feel our blood pressure rise. Sitting still is not one of our strengths. We love …
faithOur Savior was FEARLESS. Yes, in the garden of Gethsemane the night before his death, he begged for another way to save the WORLD, but he wasn’t sweating drops of blood because he was afraid. He was tempted. But as with all of the other temptations Jesus faced, he prevailed against it, and he said, “Okay, Father. Let’s do …