For we are God’s workmanship… (Ephesians 2:10). A dear person in my family has been through horrors in life. But, the problem is, she thinks of herself in those terms, someone who has been through a horrible situation. Right away, when you meet her, you will hear from her, all about her tragedy. Her tragedy [...]

Are you facing tragedy and would like someone to talk with? Online mentors are always available to listen, privately and confidentially. [display_podcast] What do you say we have a chat about graveclothes? Sound like fun? Sound like a cheery topic? Hardly. Make a list of depressing subjects, and burial garments is somewhere between IRS audits [...]

Do you need guidance and encouragement for yourself of someone else in a time of tragedy, suffering, or stress? Contact a mentor today for someone to talk with about it, privately & confidentially. Please open your Bible and read John 20:1-10 What do you say we have a chat about graveclothes? Sound like fun? Sound [...]

Please open your Bible and read: (2 Corinthians 1:4-6) The conference room was filled with walls. Not physical, structural walls.? No, these were barriers of pain, loss and isolation. These walls were built by New York City police officers who had served at ground zero. When FamilyLife staff member Chuck Douglas began to speak to [...]

The domestic dispute in Wisconsin that ended in gunfire, killing 6 people and injuring a 2-year-old is absolutely devastating to hear about. It seems like all we hear about on the news lately is murder and violence. My initial instinct is to flip the channel to something more comical or skip to the cartoons rather [...]

“The one who believes in the Son of God has the testimony in himself; the one who does not believe God has made Him a liar, because he has not believed in the testimony that God has given concerning His Son. And the testimony is this, that God has given us eternal life, and this [...]

In the face of such pain, the living must live on. But how? How can one regain his footing when such pain feels crippling and devastating?

Open your bible and read: Matthew 7:15-29. Every Sunday, many people all over the world sit in church buildings, listen to the Gospel and then go their own way with a false sense of security. They are quite convinced that if they were to die, they’d go to heaven. To them, it’s quite simple. They [...]

Tragedy to Treasure: Can difficult circumstances reveal God’s power in our lives?  http://talk.thelife.com/2007/06/11/turning-tragedy-to-treasure/  **What are the signs of addiction?   https://www.marriageuncensored.com/clips/Season4/Show425.html Read Galatians 5:16-26  http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Galatians%205:16-26&version=49; When the New Testament refers to flesh, it’s usually not talking about human skin. The flesh is the human side of us that wants to indulge in our selfish desires. It’s [...]

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