Imagine being able to see in the dark in the hardest times of your life. That would come in handy! During Stronghold Ministry’s 15th year anniversary month, we count it an honor to help cancer patients and others in crisis…
In the midst of sickness, especially that scary word, cancer, our bodies remind us of our weaknesses, our boundaries, our need. “He makes me lie down in green pastures,” but they don’t seem so green! Walking in a season of…
I thought I’d get a jump on thanks-giving “early” this year. After all, gratefulness is not for a day or long weekend, it’s intended to be a lifestyle. And for our sakes, God loves every ounce we offer up! Now…
EMOTIONS. We judge them, we wear them, we fight them, we try to make them go away! Yet Jesus had a lot of them! Recently I listened as an adult woman and her mother shared at a cancer support group. The…
Desperation can set in during a crisis like a cancer battle. It did during my Stage IV cancer battle. We really need God’s favor then and always, and please know He wants us to boldly ask for help! We may…
Over 2 million people in the US will experience a new diagnosis of cancer in 2023. Last year, Chella Brown, who is a nurse, was stunned to be diagnosed with Stage IV colorectal cancer. Despite her medical background, she experienced…
C’mon, does God really work all things to the good – even cancer battles? He says He does. In Romans 8:28: “And we know that God causes all things to work together for good to those who love God, to…
There is a saying, “God is good all the time.” So why don’t we feel it more often? I remember struggling with God’s goodness during my Stage IV metastatic melanoma cancer battle, especially after being told in 2003, “You have…
The Lord may allow extremely hard times in our lives, but in Job’s case and all of our cases, He is working great things behind the scenes! Twenty years ago this month, my oncologist gave me “days to live.” Yet…
The secret to surviving wilderness experiences is to draw “life” from the most reliable source – God Himself! This is what David calls “the path of life.” See how David and Isaiah found life in the “scorched places.” I found…