Recently, I’ve talked with many who feel overwhelmed either by life circumstances, the busyness of life, or their own health. Maybe that’s you. You feel weary and undone. You wonder if you’re making progress because nothing in your world is changing and you’re tired. Perhaps you’re overwhelmed by an illness and you can’t seem to…
As I’ve been leisurely reading through the Old Testament book of Isaiah, I’ve been writing down the various promises. It’s been rejuvenating and refreshing to focus my attention on these promises as we enter a new year. My guess is you need these promises as well. Read the promises out loud over yourself every morning…
I’ve been thinking a lot about contentment lately. It’s easy to want more or to feel dissatisfied with our life circumstances. If you’re visionary in nature, you look at the future, imagining something better. However, God calls us to contentment. The dictionary defines contentment as being satisfied. As I look around at our culture, I…
Current events have been pretty dark lately. The new abortion law in New York, growing concerns over North Korea and Iran, and the global refugee crisis – to mention just a few. How do we as followers of Jesus hang on to hope? I’ve been studying Isaiah 51 for the last few days; in this…