Dear friend, we know life can be difficult. We know the toll it takes when you’ve prayed, believed, and stepped out in faith, yet the circumstances around you remain unchanged. You have faithfully given your time, your money, your service,
If you’ve ever felt weary from trying to do the right thing—whether in your relationships, your job, or your faith journey—you’re not alone. Many Christians find themselves in situations where it feels like their efforts go unnoticed, and the weight
I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world.” (John 16:33) As a young girl, I remember seeing an especially
We’ve just stepped over the threshold of a new year. Just a few nights ago, the second hand clicked past midnight and 2024 became 2025. It is time for a fresh start, a new day, a clean slate…Who are we
Dear Roger, What’s the best advice you ever gave to your congregation to help them through the New Year? Sincerely, Phil Dear Phil, I don’t suppose that I can pick the best advice I gave over four decades of New
Resolutions are strategic reminders for our repentant hearts. As Christians, they should be set in place to progress of the will of God in our lives. Before compiling a new list of goals, celebrate each step of progress that was
The door of the past year has closed and we are at the he doorway of a brand new year, let’s take time to hear some wisdom from above that will help us live a prosperous new year. Many people
In the midst of suffering and heartache, it is hard to imagine that one will come out better on the other side. Suffering, like many things in life, has dichotomous power: power to enslave and power to liberate; the power
A new year means a new start. But first we need to look at the ‘out with the old’ before we look at the ‘in with the new.’ Why not start the New Year with a clean slate? We all
As we approach and celebrate the most significant event of all history, the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead. It is important to know that Jesus knew His destiny. He knew He would die on a cross like a
“Why am I doing this?” I asked myself. I was wet. I was cold. And there were nine miles to go. The weather forecast rain the rest of the day with no let-up. As Bob and I put on our hiking
The wilderness is a place of mystery and meaning-making, it is a place where problems have you bound, you feel stuck, tired, discouraged, fed up, sick, broke or just plain over it. Chances are, you’ve found yourself in the wilderness
Do you ever feel like the trials in your life are testing your faith? We can relate. Sometimes trials include marriage, friendships, relatives, jobs, finances, children, Read More »
Discover Jesus’s Pathway For YOUR Renewal Friend, if you’ve ever said or felt like or said you’re tired and nothing is working, chances are high that Read More »
Dear Disciple, The apostle Paul talked about My church as My body, with Me as its head (Ephesians 5:23; Colossians 1:18). His point was that the Read More »
Dear Roger, I’m writing you this letter because I’ve struggled with fear, anxiety and worry my whole life. My mother used to tell me that the Read More »
Tired? Discouraged? Fed up? Perhaps it’s Jesus’s way to help you unlearn “some things”!