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Flashback Friday – Danielle

On Saturday, May 10, 2014, I went to the funeral of my best friend of 10 years, Danielle. The theme that resounded throughout the service was how she lived a life that was totally sold out to Christ. In her Bible she wrote that she wanted to be a woman of grace and mercy. HerContinue reading “Flashback Friday – Danielle”

Hope – Advent 2023

The people who walked in darknesshave seen a great light;those who dwelt in a land of deep darkness,on them has light shone. Isaiah 9:2   Darkness. God’s people sat in darkness for 400 years. There were no prophets, no word from the Lord—only silence. The long-promised Messiah who would right all the wrongs and restoreContinue reading “Hope – Advent 2023”

Does God Hear Us When We Pray?

“Please listen to me, God! I need your help!” Many of us have cried out something similar to this in a time of distress or uncertainty. We can relate to king David when he prayed, “​Give ear to my words, O LORD; consider my groaning. Give attention to the sound of my cry, my KingContinue reading “Does God Hear Us When We Pray?”

Flashback Friday – Depression: 10 Ways to Help Someone You Love

As someone who has personally struggled with depression and tried to minister to loved ones in the thick of it, I have experienced how difficult it can be to know what to do or what will help. It can be easy to throw up your hands in defeat. But before you do, know that thereContinue reading “Flashback Friday – Depression: 10 Ways to Help Someone You Love”

Flashback Friday – An Encouragement to Weary Pastors

Pastors are facing depression and anxiety in record numbers this year. As if the numbers pre-COVID weren’t alarming enough, the pandemic has added an unpredictable monster in the cave that could pop out or change form at any moment. Pastors are having to make decisions they have never had to face before and for which thereContinue reading “Flashback Friday – An Encouragement to Weary Pastors”

Flashback Friday – Drowning in the Sea of Hopelessness

Hopeless – “having no expectation of good or success, not susceptible to remedy or cure, and incapable of redemption or improvement” (Merriam-Webster). We feel it as despair or that dark hole of existence we think we will never be able to climb out of. As of late, it seems to be a common theme forContinue reading “Flashback Friday – Drowning in the Sea of Hopelessness”