Looking to Jesus & Resting In His Embrace
You’ve hear the story about Peter walking on water, probably more times that you can count. It’s inspiring, we get that. But what about when you’re really sinking beneath the waves?
Fear Is A Bully (But God Is Stronger)
Fear can be a bully. It wants to stop us in our tracks and paralyze us from moving forward. Fear wants to spoil today and make us dread tomorrow.
How I Chose Between Faith VS Fear
I was numb. I was indifferent. Neither optimistic nor pessimistic. I refused to waste another tear over our situation because that’s all it would be – an absolute waste. That’s how I was feeling as I sat there in my husband’s hospital room. It was the summer of 2008 and it was our tenth hospital…
Learning To Speak Boldly for Christ & My Candid Confession
Victoria Grace isn’t who she’s claimed to be. But she’s taking a stand and learning to speak boldly for Christ. Find out more in this post…
Run, Hide, Fight: 3 Steps To Take In A Spiritual Crisis
I had never been in a building when it was put on lockdown… until recently. Although the time from lockdown to all clear was brief (and without incident), it was long enough to be frightening. As we waited, my co-workers and I reviewed the steps we had been taught—Run. Hide. Fight. Run – When possible…
3 Key Questions You Need To Ask When Anxiety Strikes
Do you struggle with anxiety? Sherry does. It’s not that she struggles with feeling anxiety. It’s that she struggles with giving into it and letting it run amuck…
On Christ the Solid Rock I Stand
On November 30th, Alaska was hit by a 7.0 magnitude earthquake just a few miles away from where my family lives. Everyone has their story – it’s been therapeutic to trade anecdotes with others about where we were, how we felt, and to recount the aftermath of the quake. But that’s not what this post…
The One Reason We Should Just Have Faith
Just believe. Just have faith. Has anyone ever said that to you? I know pastors who have spoken against those phrases saying that they are not helpful. And I get it, I want the answers too. When God speaks, I want to know the what, where, when, how, and why. And you know what? Sometimes…
Learning to Shine (This Is What I Learned From Rudolph)
I’ve always loved Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer because I too have wondered, “Why am I such a misfit?” Just as Donnor did to his young buck, I tried to hide my “non-conformities”. I wanted to join Rudolph and his dentist elf friend in crying out “I am not just a nitwit!” Rudolph shared my…
Grace and Truth and White-Knuckle Faith
Years ago, I watched a video replay of a Christian conference where the speaker talked about white noise. There are constantly noises all around us that we learn to tune out because they are white noise. The buzz of the ceiling fan, the hum of the dishwasher… Even music on the radio or people talking…
Digging Deep to Uncover the Root of Our Prayer
Dig deep in prayer in this post by Jaime Hampton I found a lump in my breast. I actually had a dream the night before that I stepped out of the shower and looked in the mirror and my right breast was a strange shape. When I woke up, I jumped in the shower and…
Leaning on God to Trust in His Creation
If you are looking for a warm, light-hearted post to inspire your next praise and worship experience, then this post is not for you. If you want someone to relate to the moments when you’d rather shake your fist at God than thank Him for the mess He left you in, then you have just…