Category Archives: Be An Ambassador For Jesus
Maybe You’re like “the other disciple standing by”!
Everyone wants to be front and center like Peter, but no one wants to be that “other disciple.” The Bible uses that phrase five times. Four times in chapter 20 and the other in John 18:16. In John 19, Jesus saw
Is fear keeping you in a crucible?
I don’t have all of the answers. And I will never fully understand why God allowed my husband, Andrew Stoecklein (lead pastor of Inland Hills Church in California) to die at 30 years old the way he did. But I still
Perplexed? Jesus may be Preparing you to be, “Armed&Ready”!
When I was growing up, my stepdad was a plumber. It wasn’t unusual for him to have to crawl under houses or up into attics to work on someone’s faulty pipes. One time, he was squeezing into a crawl space
Jesus can still help you get the victory in 2022!
The Church is always to be engaged in spiritual warfare. The people of God face some powerful enemies in this world. Satan and his demons are doing all they can to undermine the work of God … to defeat and
Do what Jesus did, get help!
How remarkable that Jesus felt such fear. But how kind that he told us about it. Are you struggling with fear today? Is it the pandemic, a job, food, something else? Are you seeing the size of your worries and
Really Getting To Know Jesus Changes Things….
Don’t you want to know more than just facts about Jesus? Beyond the sacred page I seek Thee, Lord; My spirit pants for Thee, O Living Word! In the version of this song I sang as a kid, the editor
Become More Like Jesus, get your life Blessed!
I want to grow spiritually — to be more like Jesus — but can I really do that? Jesus is like a seed planted into the soil of our lives (Colossians 1:25-27). We must yearn for Jesus to become firmly
Which way will “You” Run?
Will I run in faith to follow the Jesus of the empty tomb even if it means I have to follow him to a cross of my own? Paul, a servant of Jesus Christ, called to be an apostle, set
Is Your Bucket List Like Jesus’s?
While reading through the book of John, I have been hit with some sobering reminders. Conviction’s arrow has pierced my heart as I see how my way of viewing life can subtly become more conformed to this world, than to having
A Pow in the “Gut”!
I stood at the three-point line on the basketball court. Our team was playing defense under the other team’s goal. One of their players shot the ball, but it didn’t go in. Instantly I started running. As point guard, I
Do You have More Bread Than Peanut Butter?
Three times I pleaded with the Lord to take it [thorn of difficulty] away from me. But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all
Jesus remained true to His identity, and so should YOU!
A King headed to a cross, the foal of a donkey, and a formerly blind man who followed along the way. Jesus said, “For judgment I have come into this world, so that the blind will see and those who
