If you are reeling from a betrayal our mentors are here to support and encourage you. Request a mentor today.   “Give your burdens to the Lord, and he will take care of you. He will not permit the godly to slip and fall.” (Psalm 55:22, NLT) My heart went out to my friend as [...]

“But he was wounded for our transgressions; he was crushed for our iniquities; upon him was the chastisement that brought us peace, and with his stripes we are healed.” Isaiah 53:5 We all grow up carrying some sort of wound from the fall. Wounds…lies that were told, dreams that died, accidents that happened, mistakes made, the [...]

“Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: The old has gone, the new is here!” 2 Corinthians 5:17 There’s no great story without great trials. There’s no great rise without a great fall. Every epic story has that final scene where the hero on a quest to save the world suddenly falls, and [...]

Michigan weather produces many potholes. My main objective on my 35 mile trek to work is to avoid as many holes as possible. I attempt to drive in the middle of the road, playing chicken until the last possible second. Holes of destruction, I like to call them.  They look like giant wounds that desperately [...]

Take today’s next step:  Don’t wait on the sidelines, join The Life!   “Today, if you hear his voice, do not harden your hearts…” (Hebrews 3:7b-8a) How many of you have been wounded by unmet expectations? Have you been hit by a mischaracterization of who you are? Have you ever had a relationship explode in front [...]

“You pour oil on my head??? (Psalm 23:5) How Can I Cope With Disappointment? A disappointment reminds us that we don’t control the future.? A disappointment is a missed appointment.? What we hoped would happen, didn’t.? We wanted health; we got disease.? We wanted retirement; we got reassignment.? Divorce instead of family.? Dismissal instead of [...]

“But he was pierced for our transgressions, he was crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that brought us peace was upon him, and by his wounds we are healed.” (Isaiah 53:5) When Ruth Bell Graham was thirteen, she went to a boarding school. But she soon became very homesick.? Every night she cried herself to [...]

You could do ministry from your home by volunteering with us! “The next day he took out two silver coins and gave then to the innkeeper.’Look after him’, he said, ‘and when I return, I will reimburse you for an extra expenses you may have’ ” (Luke 10:35 (NIV). The story of the Good Samaritan [...]

Demonstrate mercy to others as God has shown mercy to you: Become an online mentor in your spare time! [display_podcast] Originally written by Charles H. Spurgeon, published in “Mornings & Evenings,” entry for August 17th, AM. Updated to modern English by Darren Hewer, 2009. “I am like a green olive tree in the house of [...]

Are you searching for a source of peace? We are here to listen. “He personally carried away our sins in His own body on the cross so we can be dead to sin and live for what is right. You have been healed by his wounds!” (1 Peter 2:24, NLT) Today, as I was cleaning [...]