What words would you use to describe your current experience as a Christian? Growing. Frustrated. Disappointing. Fulfilled. Forgiven. Stuck. Struggling. Joyful. Defeated. Exciting. Up and down. Empty. Discouraged. Duty. Intimate. Mediocre. Painful. Dynamic. Guilty. Vital. So-so. Others? Do you desire more? Jesus said, “If anyone is thirsty,...

“I wish I could change, but I no matter how hard I try, I can’t.” “But I just can’t help it...” “Everyone does it…” “It may be wrong, but you’d do the same thing if you were in my situation.” “But I’m really a good person…especially compared to…” Defense mechanisms Why do we find ourselves saying...

It was July 1st and it started like any other day. I was at work, so was my husband, Jon. We had no idea our lives would change that afternoon. Suddenly, Jon received THE call. In the company's restructuring, after eight years of service, he seemed to have been "restructured" out. We were hopeful, we knew God was in control of all things in our...

"We can't find a heartbeat. I'm sorry, your baby is gone." I couldn't believe what I was hearing - there obviously had been some crazy mistake. At first I thought they must be in the wrong room. I felt sorry for that poor woman next door – I wouldn't want to be in her shoes right now. Or maybe it was the ultrasound. These machines malfunction...

One of life’s most commonly asked questions is, "Why does God allow His children to go through difficult, trying, painful times in life?" We recognize that God is all-powerful and could prevent these trials if He chose to do so. Yet, He often does not. Therefore, there must be some purpose for them, some divine reason for not sparing us these hardships....

Kim Haller’s life seemed picture perfect – as a well-rounded teenager, she won a teen beauty pageant, and eventually went on to marry a professional hockey player, with whom she is raising two beautiful daughters. Recently she even embarked on a career in music. She had been a believer all her life, but happiness eluded her … that is, until...

This is 16 of 21 chapters of the Gospel of John, told from the New Living Translation of the Bible Chapter 16 - Jesus, the Holy Spirit 1“I have told you these things so that you won’t fall away. 2For you will be expelled from the synagogues, and the time is coming when those who kill you will think they are doing God a service. 3This is...