Finding Hope in Despair – Reflections on 1 Kings 19 for Suicide Prevention Month
As we observe Suicide Prevention Month, it's important to turn our hearts to both hope and healing.
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In a world where we often feel the pressure to have everything figured out by a certain age, Kristen Faulkner’s story
In the Blink of an Eye
Last Thursday, the Houston metro area was violently reminded of nature’s power, as two tornadoes tore through the region
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Finding Hope in the Midst of Despair: A Christian Perspective on Suicide Prevention Month
September is Suicide Prevention Month, a time when we as a society collectively address the somber reality of suicide and the...
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- Dec 3, 2022
5 Christlike Ways to Handle Disagreements
In life, there will always be conflict. No matter how much we try to avoid it, there will always be people who share different opinions...
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“How can I trust God with my future if I secretly think my past decisions were wrong?”
What do you do when you think you’ve blown it but you aren’t quite sure? Maybe you shouldn’t have changed jobs. Maybe you shouldn’t have...
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- Jul 14, 2021
Friends Are Born for Adversity
A friend loves at all times and a brother (or sister) is born for adversity. (Proverbs 17:17) So few of these kinds of relationships seem...
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- Jun 17, 2021
Advice to My 30-Year-Old Self
It happened on the way to the airport. We had just finished some mission work in Uganda and Tanzania and we were on the way back to the...
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- May 12, 2021
How to Deal with Pain Caused by Christians and the Church
Hate is easy. People are sinners who do sinful things to each other. Hatred over this is automatic. Love is hard. Jesus Christ, while you...
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- Apr 22, 2020
A Psalm for the Pandemic
He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High will abide in the shadow of the Almighty. I will say to the Lord, “My refuge and my fortress
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- Apr 3, 2020
Family Devotional: “Why Does God Listen to Us?”
And who is God? If we’re Christians, God is our Father! It’s not about earning anything from him!
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- Jan 2, 2020
Final Thoughts on 2019
To paraphrase John Newton: "We needed everything that God sent us in 2019; we didn't need anything that he withheld."
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- Sep 3, 2019
On Whom or What Do I Depend?
This is important to realize: we do not have the capacity to receive God or all that he offers us ALL AT ONCE.
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- Jun 18, 2019
Suffering is a part of the plan: Meditation on Genesis 25:22
Genesis 25:22: "The children struggled together within her, and she said, 'If it is thus, why is this happening to me?' So she went to...
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- Jun 4, 2019
God has a purpose for my life, and he means to fulfill it: Meditation on Psalm 57:2
And so it is with us who are in Christ. O God, let me live every day with purpose. I am not here by accident.
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- Apr 10, 2019
"To your offspring I give this land”: Meditation on Genesis 15:18
Needless to say, God's word isn't like mine: when God says, "I will do," he always means, "I have done."
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- Apr 4, 2019
How to Deal with Discouragement and Disappointment
One final tip. The best way to chase out a negative feeling is with another feeling.
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- Jan 29, 2019
God’s Sovereign Goodness
But you may object: the suffering that Peter and the apostles endured up to that point wasn’t the worst case scenario that we can face.
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