ARTICLES
Category: Hope
2 Good Things to Remember While You Are Growing through Grieving
Growing through grieving is not something anyone wants to do, but God is at work even in the great pain of death to help his children mature in their walk with him.
How to Comfort and Encourage Parents of a Miscarriage
This past fall my husband and I were welcomed into a community no one wants to be a part of: those who have miscarried a baby. Here are four ways people ministered to us in our suffering.
Run to Jesus: Living in a Time of Great Loss
We grieve the great losses we are living through right now, as we should, because death is not normal—at least it wasn’t supposed to be. Yet, there is hope. There is good news. It is not too late, but our time of great loss is a warning.
Do You Have Resurrection Courage?
Where the reality of death confronts us is also where resurrection hope is to be proclaimed. If Jesus returned today, would he find us sitting on the treasure he entrusted to us?
When Our Plans Are Upended: Remembering the Goodness and Sovereignty of God
For many, 2020 feels like a year of interruptions. Of upended plans. Of constant change. While the difficult circumstances we face in life are not good, we have a good God who rules over them all.
The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly—Thinking Through 2020 in Light of Psalm 90
The other day I heard children chanting throughout the neighborhood: “2020 sucks.” How can we best take to heart the wake up call sent to us from heaven in order to have true hope in 2021?
Are You Receiving Biblical or Biblicist Counseling?
My assessment of some terrible counseling experiences people have endured is that what they encountered in essence was not biblical counseling but rather “biblicist counseling.” What is the difference?
It’s the End of the World As We Know It
The nations rage. Earthly kingdoms rise and fall. There are wars and rumors of wars. In Paul’s time the church was under attack on all sides. What can Christians learn from Paul about how to respond in perilous times?
5 Good Reasons to Read “Searching Our Hearts in Difficult Times” by John Owen
In these difficult times we have been searching for information, answers, and hope. Yet, the most critical search we need to do now, according to Puritan theologian John Owen, is right within our own hearts.