Have you experienced a crisis or tragedy that knocked you to your knees without words to pray? I treasure prayer. Believe in the intimacy it grows with God and its power as the BEST thing we can do when others are in need. And it’s one of my favorite teaching topics, yet I have faced hard things that left me feeling helpless to get to Jesus. You too? I hope what God showed me in the story of the four friends who carry the paralytic to Jesus encourages you, too.
Read MoreAs I consider boundaries in light of God’s word, it seems as if God’s standard for relationships starts with learning to love like He loves us. But how do we love if we don’t like, and how do we love if we have legit and even biblical reasons to limit or even outright deny someone personal time and interactions? Where do we start if we need to establish biblical limits without building walls? Be sure to download the Quick Start Guide at the end.
Read MoreDo you have difficult-to-love people in your life? I call them my DTLP, and I struggle. Is it possible to love someone we don’t like, especially when the relationship is necessary, but not necessarily desired? What do we do when God holds us to His standard, but someone else's difficult mindsets or behavior precipitates the need for limits or standards in the relationship?
Read MoreWhy is faith such a big deal to God? When we go through really hard stuff—the kind of stuff that situates you between the rock of faith and the hard place of having that faith tested—can we trust God? When we face the kind of hard place that rocks our faith or anchors it more solidly to the One who never leaves or forsakes His own, how do keep our minds focused on His faithfulness?
Read MoreHow do we find peace and contentment when we want something about ourselves or our lives or someone in our lives to look radically different? For me, it boils down to these “3 Ts to Learn Contentment.”
Read MoreBeing a mom of adult children is not what I expected. There’s no manual. There aren’t defined stages of development like we had when they were infants, toddlers, and school-aged kids. So what is this stage of being parents all about? Motherhood in their adult years is a time of constant transition and quite a bit of tension for us and them. How do we navigate it?
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