Five years ago despair held me hostage. Our entire family was called into a conference room in the hospital. We stood in a big circle facing the doctor who announced the verdict that my sister’s situation was void of hope. On that day I learned how vital hope is to our hearts. You simply can’t live without it. We took …
grief, Word Wednesday
Lessons learned from David’s life: It’s okay to be mad at God when a loved one dies
If you have time, read 1 Chronicles 13. It’s one of those painful stories in the Bible when God seems harsh. A man died because he touched the ark of God while moving it back to Jerusalem. His name was Uzzah. He was David’s friend, and when he died, David got mad at God. The Bible says that David …
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Bible Reading Plan: Does God Always Answer?
In the past 4 years, I’ve written almost 600 posts. Strolling through my archives, I found this one written in 2011. It seemed fitting for our 30 Day Prayer Challenge.(click to read) If you are having trouble praying expectantly and thankfully, maybe this will help…. I went treasure hunting in the dark today. (Reading my Bible before sunrise.) This is what I found: …
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Beyond Hope…Assured
“Do not let your hearts be troubled. Trust in God, trust also in me. In my Father’s house are many rooms; if it were not so, I would not have told you. I am going there to prepare a place for you. And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come back and take you with …
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I’m Afraid of Rainbow Blobs!: What’s Your Fear?
He will have no fear of bad news; his heart is steadfast, trusting in the Lord. His heart is secure, he will have no fear. (Psalm 112:7,8).A few years ago it seemed that every day I saw a piece of a rainbow. Not a whole rainbow, or half a rainbow, but an inch of one. I’m sure there is …
