By Ruth Wood Weddings. What a tangle of emotions in the midst of stress, smiles, tears, and joy! In the days after our youngest son got married, I couldn’t help but also think about the greatest wedding yet to come…
By Ann O’Malley “Are you happy?” asked my friend. It seemed like an odd question coming from a Christian, so I hesitated before answering it. I was going through a difficult trial at the time. Shouldn’t she be asking me,…
God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble. {very present help, abundantly available help, very ready help, well-proved help – other translations} Therefore we will not fear, though the earth gives way, and the mountains fall into…
By Tiffany Link Have you ever had one of those weeks when the fullness of your life feels like a burden instead of a blessing? When everything laid on your shoulders feels impossible to bear? I came to the Lord…
Many years ago as a very young believer, I asked God to be made like Jesus. I wanted to understand Him; to become as loving and understanding as He, not realizing that this might involve some difficult and even painful…
Because He is the bread of life (John 6:35), I am satisfied in Him ~ so I can have contentment no matter how things around me change. (Philippians 4:11) Because He is the same yesterday, today, and forever (Hebrews 13:8),…