We constantly pray for you. — 2 Thessalonians 1:11 When Jesus was preparing to face the cross, He prayed. He told His disciples to pray too. My heart is full of sorrow, to the point of death, He said. Stay here and watch with me… Stay awake and pray for strength. — Matthew 26:38, Matthew…
What’s Necessary This Christmas
When the cares of my heart are many, your consolations cheer my soul. —Psalm 94:19 ESV Every December, I get a sudden urge to be festively busy. I suddenly feel like if I’m not baking cookies, planning events, doing holiday crafts, or decorating — well, everything — then my kids will struggle to have a…
5 Ways to Help Kids with Back to School Anxiety
Do your kids suffer from back to school anxiety? My two older children are both in grade school. Neither had experienced any type of school anxiety before, even when entering Kindergarten. I’ll never forget standing outside of my son’s Kindergarten classroom and thinking “WOAH, that was way easier than I thought!” Then, last year we…
God Will Help You in Your Everyday Life
Jesus was attending a wedding with the disciples and His mother, Mary, when she approached Him with a strange and seemingly irrelevant problem. “They have no more wine,” she told Him. — John 2:3 NIV Had I been the angel on call that day, I would have intervened. I would have placed a wing…
The 28-Day Prayer Journey Week 5 — Yielding to God
Thine is the Kingdom. — Matthew 6:13 Stop and ask God to help us see life the way He wants us to see it and then to His way of doing things. ~ Chrystal It’s our final week of The 28-Day Prayer Journey Online Bible Study. We’re going to put an exclamation mark on this…
The 28-Day Prayer Journey Week 1 — Introduction: The Practice of Prayer
Now this is the confidence that we have in Him, that if we ask anything according to His will, He hears us. — 1 John 5:14 You have a God who created all of this beauty who is waiting to talk to you wherever you are whenever you want to… and that’s good news! ~…
You Are Never Alone Week 1 — God Is with You in the Ordinary
These [stories] are written that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that believing you may have life in His name. — John 20:31 Welcome, friends! I’m so glad you’re here with us for the You Are Never Alone Online Bible Study with our dear friend and pastor Max…
God Is with You in the Ordinary
On the third day a wedding took place at Cana in Galilee. Jesus’ mother was there, and Jesus and His disciples had also been invited to the wedding. When the wine was gone, Jesus’ mother said to Him, “They have no more wine.” “Woman, why do you involve me?” Jesus replied. “My hour…
He Will Replenish What Life Has Taken
He didn’t look omniscient. He looked intelligent, with his horn-rimmed glasses, gray-flannelled suit, and stack of documents. He was smart, prepared, and every bit the statistician his profession demanded he be. Otherworldly and prophetic? Divine? Clairvoyant? I saw no halo. No attending angels. There was a glow to his face, but I chalked that up…
Worry vs Worship
Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your heart and mind in Christ Jesus. — Philippians 4:6 Have you ever experienced such intense grief that you didn’t think you were…