Category facing death

Wading Through the Voices 2

-Terri Fornear December and January were interesting months for me personally and as an “Abiding Coach.” Three of our cancer families “lost” someone they love. My 96-year-old dad visited us for 14 days and I experienced the confusion, body weakness,…

Abiding Through the Shadows, caretakers, facing death, fear, Terri Fornear, weakness & strength

Terri Fornear
February 4, 2017

Cry Out to the One Who Heals

-Joe Fornear This devotional is an excerpt from Joe and Terri Fornear’s book, In His Grip, Meditations with The Great Physician. The book is free to cancer patients as part of our Stronghold Ministry gift basket. Request a gift basket…

facing death, faith and unbelief, power of God, surviving melanoma

Joe Fornear
March 1, 2016

Five Signs Your Cancer Struggles Are Normal

My response to Pauline F.’s question was a no-brainer. During the 12 years since my cancer battle, and seven years with Stronghold Ministry helping people fight cancer, it’s the question I’m asked most frequently. I too had the question during my…

"beating" cancer, battling cancer, cancer support, depression and cancer, emotions, facing death, handling trials, helping cancer patients, melanoma survivors, weakness & strength

Joe Fornear
July 17, 2015
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Power to Spare AND Share

And the beauty of Christ’s resurrection power is that He showed it in order to share it!

battling cancer, cancer support, caretakers, facing death, faith and unbelief, fear, handling trials, power of God, surviving melanoma, weakness & strength

Joe Fornear
April 4, 2015

Into the Light

Opening up to another human being is tricky. Humans are not God, not perfect, and not the answer, but the right person can be the very vehicle to deliver God’s grace and gift of righteousness.

12 Steps, battling cancer, cancer support, facing death, fear, power of God, surrender, Terri Fornear

Terri Fornear
March 28, 2014

Guess Who Else Rose on Easter? (No Kidding)

So what does this mean for us? The significance of Jesus’ seating at the right hand of the Father was about His authority over enemies. The same is true for us, if indeed we’re seated with Him and we are! We have been given the authority and the ability to say no to fear and worry, temptation and sin! We have access to the exact same resurrection power so that we can have the strength to rise above our circumstances! Perhaps we should reserve Easter Monday to celebrate our seating with Him in the heavenly places! Will you join me?

cancer support, depression and cancer, facing death, handling trials, power of God, surviving melanoma

Joe Fornear
April 1, 2013

Sweet Surrender to the Sovereign One

The instinct to survive is good in itself, but an obsession with living can expose our soul to perhaps the most destructive fear – the fear of death.

battling cancer, cancer support, facing death, handling trials, living for eternity, melanoma survivors, surviving melanoma

Joe Fornear
April 25, 2012

93 Million Reasons Why

At the top of our knowledge mountain stands a cross - The Wonderful Cross - which extends through the heavens, touching the outer edges of the universe, and forever declaring God’s good intentions towards us.

caretakers, comfort, facing death, goodness of God, handling trials, surviving melanoma, survivors

Joe Fornear
January 20, 2012
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The Win-Win of the Resurrection

Fixing our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of faith, who for the joy set before Him endured the cross, despising the shame, and has sat down at the right hand of the throne of God. -Hebrews 12:2 I…

battling cancer, facing death, living for eternity, power of God

Joe Fornear
April 22, 2011

Fear NO Evil

Therefore, since the children share in flesh and blood, He Himself likewise also partook of the same, that through death He might render powerless him who had the power of death, that is, the devil, and might free those who…

battling cancer, facing death, power of God, suffering

Joe Fornear
October 21, 2010
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