How do you pray when you’ve lost hope? Sometimes it’s hard to keep praying. I know. A few years ago I was disenchanted with prayer. My heart was broken and weary. I was angry and
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Hope Against Hope
“In hope he believed against hope, that he should become the father of many nations, as he had been told …” Romans 4:18a Abraham and Sarah were in an impossible situation. God had promised that
Read moreDivine Blueprint: How Scripture Reveals the Pattern for Creating Your Future
There exists in scripture a divine mechanism that unlocks the secret to creating your future. It’s not hidden inside a parable or demonstrated through a miracle. It’s not preached from a mountaintop sermon. No, this
Read moreLetting Go: How to Gracefully Parent Your Adult Children
Oh, the joy of a new baby in the family. Tiny feet and fingernails. Fine wisps of soft hair. Sweet baby dreams accompanied by fleeting smiles and smirks—what thoughts and visions could possibly fill their
Read moreProverbs Prayers for America
With America turning 249 today, in 2026, Americans might celebrate our 250th birthday. I say “might” because our country needs prayer to make it to that commemorative date. Perchance, a look into the book of
Read moreHope After Hurricane Helene: Rebuilding Lives and Communities
Seven months after Hurricane Helene swept through the devastation is still obvious. Yet, so is the opportunity to serve. What Helene couldn’t erase was hope. When we have hope, we can survive storms, rebuild our
Read moreSpiritual Warfare Strategies: Guarding Your Front Lines
Spiritual Warfare Strategies: Guarding Your Front Lines Our first line of defense in spiritual warfare is our front line. Maintaining strong spiritual defenses is one of the most essential spiritual warfare strategies for guarding against
Read moreA Wonderful Kind of Exhaustion – How Living Authentically Can Keep Your Energy from Being Drained
A wonderful kind of exhaustion? Are you kidding me? I hear you, but I beg you to hear me out. It is possible to go from being drained to a wonderful kind of exhaustion. We
Read moreUsing Gratitude to Reframe Paralyzed Fear into Hopeful Courage
The prison created by my paralyzed fear almost caused me to miss the gifts God had waiting for me. We were young parents who had just lost our home in the Great Recession. My mental
Read moreGrace for When You Feel Grief, Overwhelm and Stress
I wrote this post before Hurricane Helene ravaged our beautiful mountain region of Western North Carolina. When our power returned and I could finally post this, what I wrote felt inconsequential in the face of
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