Tag: suffering

hope heals

When Pain becomes your Platform

What do you do when your world is turned upside down? On April 21, 2008, Katherine Wolf experienced a massive brain stem stroke from the rupturing of an AVM, a rare congenital…



hope in the dark

Forgiving God: 6 Books for when you’re waiting on God

What would happen in your life if you could forgive God? Don’t misunderstand me, I’m not suggesting God has done anything wrong.  But my guess is that there is some…



what do we do when we pray and nothing changes?

Forgiving God: Unanswered Prayer

What do you do with unanswered prayer? If you’re like me, somewhere along the way life didn’t go the way you expected.  At some point in your journey you needed…



made to worship

We were made to worship.

The In-Between, To Be Continued Moments of our Lives… The other night my son was watching the very last Harry Potter movie in the series. He’s been reading each book…



how long, o lord

Questions: How Long, O Lord? Psalm 13

Have you ever had a “How long, O Lord?” moment or season in life? My daughter Emma, she’s our 3rd child, keeps us laughing.  She’s 6 years old now &…



i am the way truth life Jesus

Jesus: I Am the Way, the Truth, and the Life

Here’s what I think I know about you: You have trouble knowing who to trust. I think we’ve all experienced this.  Many if not all of us have a real…



Has God Put You in the Wrong Place at the Right Time?

Ever feel like God has put you in the wrong place at the wrong time? Sometimes life isn’t easy.  The day didn’t go like you expected.  People let you down.  And…



All Things New

Hope. It’s one of the things that separates us as those who follow Jesus from the rest of the world.  We have unparalleled hope.  Because we believe & we proclaim that Jesus…



Pray for Will…

I’d like to ask you to pray for our son Will. Monday morning we got the phone call from the doctor that every parent hates.  Alisha was pulling into her…



You’re Living in the Middle of 2 Stories

Is there anything you’re completely terrified of?  I mean — just the thought of it & anxiety floods your whole body? For my son Will, for whatever reason, he is…