What Does Depression Mean for My Faith?
How can she pack so much helpful information into a 60-page book? I pondered that question after reading Dr. Kathryn Butler's What Does Depression Mean for My Faith? (Crossway, 2024). And that page total includes Footnotes, Recommended Resources and a Scripture...
Praying In the Dark
Dear Heavenly Father, Right now, despair envelops me. Hopelessness makes me think I'll never smile or be happy again. It's as if there's a high humidity in my heart that leaves me gasping for breath, sapping my energy, draining me of motivation for things I...
A Prayer To Christ When I’m Tempted
I learned a long time ago that Satan is relentless with his temptations. None us ever reaches a state of invulnerability to his lures. No matter how long we've been a Christ-follower, or how long we've served Him faithfully with our time and gifts, the evil one...
Encouragement for Teachers & Bible Study Leaders
Do you teach a Bible class for children, youth or adults? Do you lead a small group Bible study in your home? Do you teach Bible in a Christian school? Do you get to know unbelievers and boldly, but winsomely, share the gospel with them? Is preaching an integral...
The Scandalous Grace of Forgiveness
Have you ever thought, "Christ couldn't possibly forgive what I've done!"? Do you still feel guilty over a sin you repented of years ago? Is it difficult to forgive yourself, even though you acknowledge Christ's forgiveness? As a Christ-follower, do you engage in...
Is God Only Good When He Does What We Want?
The speaker offered a brief testimony before delivering his Bible message. "This week, a driver failed to yield the right of way to my wife and rammed into her head-on. But neither she nor the other driver were badly hurt. It could have been disastrous! Isn't God...
What If You Only Had One Year To Live?
Imagine you have one year to live. What difference would that knowledge make in how you live those 365 days? What would you do differently? What would you add to your schedule? What would escalate in importance? What would you drop from your daily or weekly...
Do You Forget To Remember?
If God whispered to you, "I am the God who______________," what would He be pointing to in your past that He's urging you to remember? Forgetfulness: A Threat to Vibrant Faith In multiple Old Testament books, this oft-repeated start of a sentence leaves an...
When Did The First Christmas Happen?
A Christmas Meditation that Will Encourage You and Inspire Worship When was Jesus really born? When did He die? Before I address those questions, I'll provide a context for considering the when. Why The First Christmas? At Christmas, we celebrate the...
What Would I Do Differently In How I’ve Handled Depression?
What untapped strategies for handling depression might have mitigated symptoms if only I had implemented them earlier in life? What decisions could have softened the intensity of symptoms or resulted in fewer episodes of depression? Here are my reflections. ...
4 Bible Promises that Help with My Depression
Does studying and memorizing promises in God's Word usually prevent the onset of a depressive episode? No. Does "preaching Bible promises" to myself suddenly cause the despondency to disappear? No. Can I throw a verse at this malady and "Poof!" my spirit...
Do You Want to Know the Power of God?
How does the power of God show? Recently, I watched a Facebook video showing extreme gyrations and fast dancing of people during a church service. One fellow, as he banged a tambourine against his side, kept going in circles while balancing himself on one leg....
