Category survivors

Fighting Stage IV Breast Cancer Together

The shock of an advanced Stage IV metastatic breast cancer can devastate a young family with four kids. Yet Roxanne and Brad Carson found God to be their Stronghold as He lifted their faith, and hope, to meet the challenge…

battling cancer, cancer support, Divine Healing, faith and unbelief, melanoma survivors, miracles, Miracles for Today Series, survivors

Joe Fornear
April 28, 2021

Can We Be Fruitful Despite Cancer?

Joseph experienced some ridiculously hard times yet God still made him fruitful! And He can make us fruitful despite cancer! Joseph’s 10 brothers took steps to kill him by throwing him into a deep pit. They “got a conscience” and…

battling cancer, cancer support, helping cancer patients, Stronghold Ministry, surviving melanoma, survivors

Joe Fornear
April 26, 2018

Is It True – No Pain-No Gain?

As a Stage IV melanoma survivor, the purifying fires of pain have swept through my own heart. Struggles have the potential to revise values and refocus priorities, setting us free from the empty desires and tyrannous demands of life.

battling cancer, cancer support, melanoma survivors, suffering, surrender, surviving melanoma, survivors

Joe Fornear
August 28, 2014

Healing Deserved?

If we grasp both the heights of God’s holiness and the depths of our own sin, we will not approach God with a sense of entitlement. Instead we will humbly approach Him on the basis of grace – His unmerited favor.

faith and unbelief, grace, melanoma survivors, power of God, prayer, surviving melanoma, survivors

Joe Fornear
June 27, 2012

Storm-Proofing Secret

Peter's mistake was he focused on the wind and waves and took his eyes off Jesus.

battling cancer, cancer support, faith and unbelief, handling trials, In His Grip, surviving melanoma, survivors

Joe Fornear
June 5, 2012

A Builder’s Toughest Customer

Our best path is to not wedge Him into our little dream house with the white picket fence on Easy Street, but to bow before Him, and listen to His Words.

battling cancer, cancer support, handling trials, melanoma survivors, power of God, rest, surviving melanoma, survivors

Joe Fornear
May 22, 2012

Through a Glass Dimly

There is a strange sense of rest in trusting Him with our unanswered questions. And that’s an answer in itself – He will tell us everything soon enough.

cancer support, faith and unbelief, handling trials, living for eternity, rest, Stronghold Ministry, surviving melanoma, survivors

Joe Fornear
March 23, 2012

Pure Love on Valentine’s Day

If you could magically remove all struggles from the earth, would you?

battling cancer, faith and unbelief, handling trials, melanoma survivors, surviving melanoma, survivors

Joe Fornear
February 14, 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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Born This Way

Now we all have different tastes and callings which we were born to carry out, but there is a common inclination in every human – praise.

depression and cancer, goodness of God, handling trials, melanoma survivors, sacrifice of praise, surviving melanoma, survivors

Joe Fornear
January 9, 2012