Prophetic Comfort for Times of Tragedy

Prophetic Comfort for Times of Tragedy – “What can you say to comfort someone amid such tragedy? How can you give true comfort without belittling the pain someone has experienced?”

Be Still, My Soul: Old Lyrics with Timeless Truths

Be Still, My Soul: Old Lyrics with Timeless Truths – “As this hymn has reminded believers for generations, we can have peace through every change and difficulty. God’s character remains constant. His presence will not leave us. His power cannot wane. His will shall be done. Whatever uncertainty lies before us today, the end is guaranteed. And so, be still my soul.”

Comforting Grieving People and Encouraging Them to Hold on to Solid Truth

Comforting Grieving People and Encouraging Them to Hold on to Solid Truth – How do we rightfully handle grief?

 

God Has Not Given You a Stone

God Has Not Given You a Stone – “God has not given you a stone in your circumstances. However pleasant or unpleasant your life may be, God is always giving the bread you need. He is never going to trick you or be cruel to you.”

I Am Not My Own: How Heidelberg Healed Me

I Am Not My Own: How Heidelberg Healed Me – “Question: What is your only comfort in life and death? Answer: That I am not my own, but belong — body and soul, in life and in death — to my faithful Savior, Jesus Christ.”

The Strong Comfort of God

The Strong Comfort of God – “Carved into the palm of God’s hand, nestled in his care, I’m safe whatever harm befalls me—not because of my faithfulness but because of his.”

My Only Comfort

My Only Comfort – “Life is good, but it is not easy.”

As if God Had Ever Made an Atlantic Wide Enough…

As if God Had Ever Made an Atlantic Wide Enough… - “As we go through times of suffering and sorrow, we inevitably come into contact with those who would seek to comfort us. Some offer true help and true hope while others, unfortunately, do not.”

Comfort in a Fearful World

Comfort in a Fearful World – “There are two things that can heighten fear in my mind: feeling like I have no place and feeling alone. Jesus speaks to those fears in John 14.”

Stop Pretending—Cry Out to God

Stop Pretending—Cry Out to God – “Are you afflicted? Is your faith being tested in God’s furnace of suffering? If so, cry out to Him. He cares. He listens. He loves.”

Comfort Facing Death

Comfort Facing Death – “Do you ever think about your own death? Poets may come up with flowery words and philosophers may make scholarly statements that ring hollow when there is no connection with the Word of God. But in Psalm 139 God gives us the comfort we need when facing the end of our lives.”

Breakfast with Jesus

Breakfast with Jesus – “Above all, remember the Lord who is full of mercy and grace, and who calls his disciples everywhere to come and have breakfast with him.”

Comfort One Another

Comfort One Another – “What I want to point out is that we have a fascination with the end of the world—whether fictitious or Scriptural. We’re entertained by it, frightened by it, motivated to action by it. However, we often overlook one end of eschatology. We are commanded to comfort one another with our talks of the End…”

The Only Tears In Heaven

The Only Tears In Heaven – This reflection was a blessing to me today.

Even Though

Even Though – “Like David, God ordains the valleys so that we remember how much need His comfort in them.”

Titus, Phoebe, You, and Me

Titus, Phoebe, You, and Me – “Thank you for the comforters you send us. Though you’re quite capable of sending ravens, rainbows, manna—even miracles, most often you send a Titus (2 Cor. 7:6) or Phoebe (Rom. 16:1).”

When God Withholds Sleep: How to Handle Restless Nights

When God Withholds Sleep: How to Handle Restless Nights – “God has a purpose in our sleeplessness. He can use our weakness to make us dependent on him, showing us his love and care with each passing minute of the day. He can use our weariness to push us to lean on him as the all-sufficient, all-wise, and all-powerful God, and to know that when we are weak with sleeplessness, then we are strong in him.”

When Step by Step is All We Have

When Step by Step is All We Have – “Masks, schedules, lunches, sports-the questions are endless, and unanswerable at this time. Never has there been so much uncertainty. This got me thinking of the song ‘Step by Step’ by Rich Mullins, one of my favorites.”

The Right-Now Blessings of the Kingdom of God

The Right-Now Blessings of the Kingdom of God – “Though most Christians don’t ask this question in polite company, many have wondered. Aren’t there some tangible, present-time benefits of being a Christian? Or must we wait entirely for heaven?”

The Maker of the Mountains Is with You

The Maker of the Mountains Is with You – In days of darkness, God regularly delivers his comfort and strength to us through four simple words: “I am with you.”