suffering

  • The Hope You Need When Life Hurts

    Are you feeling hard-pressed, persecuted, defeated or in despair? If so, know that you are not alone. Many around the world are facing the same challenges you and I are facing. If your heart is weary and your strength is failing today, God’s Word holds the hope you need when life hurts. God breathed these…

  • Hope During The Holiday

    It’s tough to celebrate when others are suffering. Sometimes the best way we can help those who hurt is simply by not forgetting. The holidays bring out the busy in most of us, and it’s hard to stop in these moments to reflect, remember, and pray for other people. A beacon for the City of…

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    Facing Fear and the Truth

    Three years ago, when I turned 30 (for the first time), my heart skipped a billion beats in anticipation of the glorious days this era would bring. This is when life begins. It is the monumental moment when a 20-something mistake-maker finally grows into a mature and sophisticated version of herself, with less baby fat. The first…

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    Until Completion

    Today, my cousin Jesse’s wife and children were able to take him outside… Wow! The Lord isn’t letting up until completion! Rest assured, your prayers are healing a little more each day. Thank you for praying!!! And thank you, Jesus, for the gift of life and miracles! Sometimes we will stew for hours and days…