ARTICLES

Category: Hope

4 Good Things to Remember When You Don’t Want to Face the Day

By Emily Reiner / November 12, 2019

There are times when it seems to take more courage than we can possibly muster to get out of bed. Here are four good things to remember when you don’t want to face the day.

12 Practical Tips for Reducing Anxiety

By Michelle Reed / October 4, 2019

Whether you struggle with occasional anxiety, panic, or want to overcome a particular fear in life, here are some practical ways to incorporate more peace in your life on a daily basis.

Learning Through the Wounds

By Wes Van Fleet / May 10, 2019

Hard seasons of ministry have their share of hurts—ones that run deep. In his grace God uses our wounds to remind us of wounds we once caused. Here are some important things God teaches us through these painful experiences.

2 Good Things to Remember When You Struggle with Change

By Christina Fox / March 19, 2019

I don’t know about you, but I’m not such a big fan of change—especially when it comes to change I don’t have control over. Here are two good things to remember in the midst of all the twists and turns of life.

Do the Lies of the World Taste Sweet to You?

By Simona Gorton / January 22, 2019

Even as Christians we can taste and swallow the lies of the world and think them a little sweet. Are you being pushed by the past or pulled by the future?

How Am I Doing? Fine, but Not Really

By Le Ann Trees / December 22, 2018

You know how it goes. You are going through a difficult time in your life, and some well-meaning person asks you, “How are you doing?” I got this question a lot as a newly bereaved parent thirteen years ago. What do you say to someone who is hurting deeply?

2 Amazing Aspects of Prayer Christians Should Always Remember

By Christina Fox / September 17, 2018

When saying the Lord’s Prayer, it can be easy to take for granted the significance of the first line. Here are two truly amazing aspects of prayer every Christian should always remember.

Finding Hope After Miscarriage

By Rachel Crum / May 12, 2018

I was twenty-two years old the first time my husband and I lost a baby. All the hope I had in a God who loved me—who fought for my best—was gone as well, replaced by numbing grief and disbelief that God still loved me after he had let that happen. Yet, even in the horrible pain and loss of miscarriage, God had not abandoned my husband and me.

Book Review: “God’s Grace in Your Suffering” by David Powlison

By Le Ann Trees / January 30, 2018

Facing a trial right now? Check. Had someone share with you a Christian cliché such as “God never gives you more than you can handle”? Check. Wish you could connect with a Christian counselor who knows his Bible and has wisdom and life experience from which to draw, all the while giving you solid answers and real hope? Check. Well, now you can with David Powlison’s new book, “God’s Grace in Your Suffering.”