Stay sticky, my friends
We might conclude trials signify He is angry with us or disciplining us for lack of faith. Yet Jesus stated the opposite. The reason He prunes those who bear some fruit is to enable them to produce more fruit.
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Magnify the Lord not your troubles!
David didn’t pretend everything was great, yet he moved past lamenting to lavishing praise on God - always magnifying God not his troubles.
God heals when our heart and faith are broken
Our faith usually breaks down because our heart breaks first. We’re shocked and disillusioned by circumstances God has allowed. Maybe you’ve been rejected; lost a loved one; or a financial or health crisis has “ruined” your life. Good news –…
3 Spiritual keys to mental health while fighting cancer
During this time of focus on mental health, it’s crucial to point out that followers of Jesus Christ have a transcendent resource, the Spirit of God! So we present 3 Spiritual keys to mental health for cancer patients, survivors, their caregivers,…
Peace after bad cancer news
After hearing some bad cancer news from her oncologist, Sandra Stiles felt God’s “peace which surpasses understanding” (Philippians 4:7). The tongue cancer she had been fighting for several years had spread and wrapped around her carotid artery in her neck.…
God’s Easter gift – the Holy Spirit!
What difference does Easter and Jesus’ Resurrection make in our lives today? After He rose, Jesus promised to send the gift of Easter, His Holy Spirit, to dwell and live with and in us. He even said, “It is to…
Run TO the Lord’s Battle!
Since “the battle is the Lord’s,” according to David (1 Samuel 17), how do we keep it in His hands? David ran TO the Lord’s battle against the 9’ 9” tall, 550 pound Goliath and his results are legendary. What…
Every Time I Turn Around!
Look backward to move forward. “Every time I turn around … something bad happens.” Once when I said this to my dad, he jokingly said, “Stop turning around.” Wouldn’t it be nice if we could ignore troubles? Many of us…
How to Regain Your Footing When Cancer Rocks Your World
Are you overwhelmed by a cancer fight or some other trial? Consider 4 lessons to truly LIVE (acronym rhymes with give) and regain your footing when cancer rocks your world. These lessons come from my own cancer battle and years…
3 Tools to Overcome the Darkness – “Love Not Our Life to the Point of Death”
I once hesitated to discuss death with people fighting cancer, but the fear of death leaves a gaping hole in our spiritual defenses. Hebrews 2:14-15 proves the devil uses fear of death to literally enslave us: “(Jesus) partook of flesh…