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.…
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…
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…
Why does God allow such hard trials? What if trials lead to experiencing the great consolation prize of Jesus Christ in all His love and comfort? The Apostle Peter makes this precise case in 1 Peter 1:6-9. He compares the…
I used to hate feeling weak and out of control, but since my Stage IV cancer battle, I realized God shows up best when I’m weak as then He becomes strong in me. Consider four responses to being weak and…
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…