How to Pray in Times of Trouble

Posted by on Oct 12, 2012 in Anxiety, Bladder cancer, Blessings, Cancer, Cancer treatment, Christianity, Comfort, Compassion, Danger, Doctors, Encouragement, Faith, Family, Fear, God, Grief, illness, Inspiration, Marriage, nutrition, oncology, Peace, Prayer, Religion, Salvation, The Gospel, therapy, Trials, Trust in God | 9 comments

Battling this cancer together with my husband reminds me of the story in 2 Chronicles 20 when the vast armies of the Moabites and...

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God’s Priorities for Your Career

Posted by on Oct 4, 2012 in Anxiety, Blessings, Career, Christianity, Culture, Encouragement, Faith, Fear, Grief, Idols, Inspiration, Life Balance, Life Purpose, Loss, Peace, Prayer, Religion, Salvation, The Gospel, Trust in God | 1 comment

I'm not sure what's worse: feeling like a hot shot who can conquer the world or so inadequate that you'd rather crawl under a rock. If you're a Christian, neither perspective is healthy or even Biblical. But, we've all been there at one time or another. When we're not relying on God as our source, we will either be full of ourselves or secretly terrified.

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Lessons from Life’s Roller Coaster

Posted by on Oct 3, 2012 in Bladder cancer, Cancer, Cancer treatment, Christianity, Comfort, Danger, Diseases, Doctors, Encouragement, Faith, Family, Fear, God, illness, Inspiration, Marriage, nutrition, oncology, Peace, Prayer, Religion, Salvation, therapy, Tim Keller, Trust in God | 2 comments

My husband’s doctor stepped into the waiting room looking for me.  Finally!   He’d had a day of multiple surgeries and...

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Prayers of Faith for Victory in Battle

Posted by on Sep 5, 2012 in Anxiety, Bladder cancer, Cancer, Cancer treatment, Christianity, Comfort, Danger, Diseases, Doctors, Encouragement, Faith, Fear, God, Grief, illness, life-threatening, Loss, Marriage, nutrition, oncology, Peace, Prayer, Religion, Salvation, The Gospel, therapy, Trust in God | 2 comments

“Joshua fought the Amalekites as Moses had ordered, and Moses, Aaron and Hur went to the top of the hill.  As long as Moses held out...

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The Rewards of Praise and Trust

Posted by on Aug 15, 2012 in Blessings, Christianity, Comfort, Compassion, Encouragement, Faith, Fear, God, Grief, Inspiration, Life Purpose, Loss, Prayer, Salvation, The Gospel, Trust in God | 0 comments

In the Book of Acts 16:16 – 38, the apostle Paul and his companion Silas find themselves imprisoned in a Macedonian dungeon after...

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Miracle in the Emergency Room

Posted by on Aug 9, 2012 in Anxiety, Blessings, Christianity, Comfort, Compassion, Diseases, Doctors, Encouragement, Faith, Fear, God, Grief, illness, Inspiration, life-threatening, Loss, Peace, Prayer, Religion, Salvation, The Gospel, Trust in God | 0 comments

There are times when God speaks.  When he invades our lives so unmistakably that we are compelled to take notice and obey.  Such was the...

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