The apostles gathered around Jesus and reported to Him all they had done and taught. Then, because so many people were coming and going that they did not even have a chance to eat, He said to them, “Come with
Jesus is still a miracle worker One of the healings Jesus performed was healing someone who was sick. He restored health to a person by healing their body and giving them much needed peace, happiness, and hope. But Jesus can
Why am I always so hesitant to gather? Why do I always see the distance I have to drive? The screaming kids I have to transport? The house I have to clean? The work I have to prepare? The things
Hello to everyone on this spring break weekend! It is good to finally be out of the winter season and take our first steps into spring. Excitement of this seems to be taking place all around us in its natural
Imagine if Jesus stood before you with a golden envelope. The envelope contains an invitation to know and experience Jesus like never before. To discover Christ in His breathtaking beauty, His staggering strength, His wondrous power, and the depths of
When anxiety hits, among the places we go for advice and comfort—e.g., family, friends, pastors, spiritual directors, or perhaps even to a counselor or therapist—we must not forget to go to God’s Word to calm our anxious hearts. The Bible
Picture this: your child comes home from school, nursing hurt feelings. You comfort her and begin telling her a story from your own childhood to help her deal with her hurt. Or a friend, confused and uncertain, comes to you
Do YOU realize the grace of getting to tune Your life to Jesus? In the movie, Amadeus, Mozart is anxious to hear how Emperor Joseph II liked his music. The Emperor’s stunning response has been proven wrong over the centuries.
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
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
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
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
Praying for health does not cost you anything. Praying for health takes a little time. There are many people that belong to some kind of religion. Read More »
Dear friend, Your circumstances are not the measure of Jesus’s faithfulness. The devil is a liar, and he would love nothing more than for you to Read More »
Dear Child of Grace, You have been blessed with grace because of the Father’s love (John 3:16-18; Colossians 1:12-14). That grace was embodied by My coming Read More »
“The Father loves his Son and has put everything into his hands.” John 3:35 As the Father entrusted Jesus with everything, we are called to Read More »
YOU May not know the way, but Jesus does. Have faith, Jesus is guiding you through it!