Most of us can’t change on our own. We need the power of the Holy Spirit at work in our lives as well as the trusted input of mentors, friends, family, counselors, pastors, and more.
We live in a worrisome world.
God cares deeply about our relationships with others and also cares about how we treat ourselves.
I tend to overanalyze everything. Because of this, I don’t always have room to relax, and it leads to more days of worry than relaxation and peace.
Have you ever wondered if your prayers make a difference?
Within the Christian community, grief can be a topic that is put on the back burner. Many of us are taught that as Christians, we should always be happy—no matter what.
Make a commitment to yourself, the Lord, and your wife to pray more for her in 2025. You’ll be glad you did.
“When the Helper comes, whom I will send to you from the Father, the Spirit of truth, who proceeds from the Father, he will bear witness about me.”
Welcoming involves bearing possible discomfort for the sake of another person’s inclusion, care, and healing. After all, that’s what Jesus did for us.
The Bible does have a clear-cut plan for retirement. But for many of us, it is not at all what we’ve imagined.
While we made plenty of mistakes, here’s what I’ve learned over the years about how to pray (and not to pray) with grandchildren.
When we need wisdom on how to find peace, there is one place we can look to find the answers. We can look to Jesus. He gives us instructions on how to act so we can have quiet, simple lives. It’s not always easy, but it is possible to find the grace to muddle through conflicts that inevitably come up in our relationships. A hard truth we have to surrender to when bringing our relationships to Jesus is that he is the only one who can change our hearts.
Death leaves a void, a blank space, an immobile darkness. We are surrounded by the ghosts in our minds and speak to them there in the memories. But it seems so hopeless. They aren’t really there. As my mum says, you seemingly become just a photo on the wall.
“But now you must put them all away: anger, wrath, malice, slander, and obscene talk from your mouth.”






