Stillness in God’s Presence

Stillness in God’s Presence

Stillness lingers as the outline of the mountains shifts from purple to grey. As the sun peeks over the highest ridgeline, birds usher in the morning with their joyous announcement. From my prayer chair, I notice young mothers pushing strollers toward the nearby park,...
Summer Book Recommendations

Summer Book Recommendations

With summer around the corner, many of us begin scouring library shelves and bestseller lists for recommended reads. I recently finished several great reads. Perhaps you can include a couple of these on your summer book list. Nonfiction Book Recommendations I The book...
The True Source of Hope

The True Source of Hope

  Holocaust survivor and forgiveness advocate, Eva Kor, tells of receiving an experimental injection at the cruel hands of Dr. Josef Mengele at the tender age of ten while imprisoned in Auschwitz. Suffering a raging fever for more than two weeks, the physicians...
Four Powerful Prayers About Mental Health

Four Powerful Prayers About Mental Health

A Prayer for Those Battling for Their Mental Health Father, Your word reassures me that you “have plans to give me a hope and a future” (Jeremiah 29:11), but I feel as though “my days have no meaning” (Job 7:15-16). Holy Spirit, I invite your truth to sink into the...
Parenting Suicidal Children or Teens

Parenting Suicidal Children or Teens

My heart thundered against my ribcage as I fumbled for the cell phone. Clicking on the bedside lamp, fear clawed its way inside my body and settled in my stomach as a gentle voice shared, “Your son has been talking to me about the possibility of hurting himself. He...