MAN OF SORROWS: How to Overcome Temptation Like Jesus Did
“Pray that you may not enter into temptation.” Luke 22:40 Jesus was only a stone’s throw away from his three closest disciples, when he lay prostrate on the ground, sobbing and praying for the cup to pass. The thick grove of olive trees in the Garden of Gethsemane provided a quiet and private place Jesus […]
How Disrupted Plans Reveal the Care & Love of God
This article was originally posted on The Joyful Life Blog. Next week is our 2-year anniversary of living in Arizona. It seemed like an opportune time to recount our journey and God’s faithfulness to bring us here. I was smiling, but inside I was desperately trying to hold it all together. Looking around the room […]
Lessons From Bartimaeus: 5 Eye-Opening Ways to See Your Need
Son of David, have mercy on me!” Luke 18:39 Bartimaeus coughed as a thick cloud of dust kicked up around him as the crowd shuffled past. He was sitting at his usual corner, doing what he did every day: begging for money. While the world lay in utter darkness to him, the seeing world preferred […]
You Are Worth More Than Many Sparrows
Do your needs loom large, and your faith feel small today? Learn from the faith-filled example of George Muller the intimate and detailed provision of God for his children.
What Jesus & Abraham Lincoln Teach Us About True Freedom
The freedoms we’ve always treasured in America seem less certain than ever before. But Jesus died to secure our freedom from sin and slavery for eternity. Celebrate the freedom you can never lose this 4th of July.
How to Get Your Prayers Answered by God
How boldly do you pray and remind God of his promises? The parable of the persistent friend shows us we can never ask, seek, or knock too boldly. Our Father never tires of us doing so.
In Praise of the Ordinary Fathers Making an Extraordinary Difference
Dads don’t get enough credit for the job they do. Perfect candidates need not apply. It’s the imperfect and ordinary, God delights in using.
How to Live a Purposeful Life
“Martha, Martha, you are anxious and troubled about many things, but one thing is necessary.” Luke 10:41 A long time ago, before we had children or Google Maps, my husband and I went to Paris. We meandered through the city streets with our dogeared Rick Steves’ travel guide and broken French and ate as many […]
How to Abide When Serving God is Harder Than You Expected
She was finally on the mission field but it was nothing like she expected. Amber Thiessen shares practical advice for how to abide in Christ, even when serving God brings you to the end of yourself.
Loving Others Enough to Bring Them to Jesus
The mission of friendship isn’t to meet all of our own needs, but to love others enough to give them what they truly need — more of Jesus.
