My Heavenly Father Taught Me Not to Hate My Earthly One

My Heavenly Father Taught Me Not to Hate My Earthly One – “The Lord started a transformative work, which unknowingly he would use to restore the ruined relationship I had with my father.”

How to Get Up When You’d Rather Not

How to Get Up When You’d Rather Not – Here are some helpful truths for those suffering under despondency and depression.

Why Falling Religious Attendance Could Be Increasing Deaths of Despair

Why Falling Religious Attendance Could Be Increasing Deaths of Despair – “In America, attendance at religious services is falling and deaths of despair are increasing. Could the two trends be connected?”

We Have Good Reasons to Be Anxious

We Have Good Reasons to Be Anxious – “But don’t despair: God, in his Word, gives you better and imperishable reasons for responding to the troubles of life in faith.”

Lord, Let Me Die: Mercy for Those Tired of Living

Lord, Let Me Die: Mercy for Those Tired of Living – “Consider a few men of God, then, whose prayers the Holy Spirit captured to remind us we are not alone and, more importantly, to witness how our kind and gracious God deals with his own at their lowest.”

How to Despair Well

How to Despair Well – “The question in David’s heart in Psalm 13 is the question in the hearts of many in times of testing: How long, Lord? Have you forgotten us? Have you left us? When will this end? Will it ever stop?”

When Doubt Eclipses Faith: Learning to Fight for Spiritual Sight

When Doubt Eclipses Faith: Learning to Fight for Spiritual Sight – “Something happened to Asaph that transformed his doubt-filled cynicism back to faith-filled hope.”

When Change and Tears Are Passed

When Change and Tears Are Passed – “I called my grandmother a few weeks ago, when I felt myself giving into the feelings of loneliness, fear, and discouragement. She encouraged me to stop watching the news and go outside.”

God Hears Tears as Well as Prayers

God Hears Tears as Well as Prayers – The last part of Hagar’s story is full of hope for every person who feels emotionally abandoned or spiritually wounded. Hagar discovered that she was deeply loved by God.”

The Jesus Movement Followed 1968. What Will Follow 2020?

The Jesus Movement Followed 1968. What Will Follow 2020? – 1968 was an extremely tumultuous year but, as Donald Whitney points out, “in retrospect, it’s encouraging to realize that rumbling beneath it all, the Jesus Movement was gathering momentum as a work of God’s power that would flourish across the country in the years immediately following.”

You’re Not Alone in the Cave

You’re Not Alone in the Cave – “I think it’s fair to say that the presence of Psalm 88 in the Bible was a key factor in my reviving confidence that God had not socially distanced himself from me or his broken world.”

Defeating Despair

Defeating Despair – “You feel a sense of hopelessness overtaking you and, like a tire with a slow leak, you get a little lower every day. What can you do when you start despairing, when hope seems so elusive?”

‘My Soul Refuses to Be Comforted’: A Song for Long Nights in Darkness

‘My Soul Refuses to Be Comforted’: A Song for Long Nights in Darkness – “Psalm 77 was birthed during an anguished, sleep-deprived night. And it has no explicit resolution; no pretty bow of hopeful words to wrap it up.” 

How to Care for Friends with Anxiety and Depression

How to Care for Friends with Anxiety and Depression – “As pastors, parents, coworkers, and friends, how do we love those with vulnerabilities such as depression or anxiety?”

Certain Counsel for Uncertain Times

Certain Counsel for Uncertain Times – “What are we supposed to do with this overwhelming sense of frailty? How are we supposed to trust God in a season of suffering and uncertainty that feels unprecedented? The book of James calls us to submit all things to the Lord: our plans, our resources, and our suffering.”

Charging the Gates of Hell When You Can Barely Move

Charging the Gates of Hell When You Can Barely Move – “God stalls us to shape us. God exiles us to educate us. He wounds us to heal us.”

3 Things to Remember When Facing Valleys

3 Things to Remember When Facing Valleys – “Psalm 23 provides encouragement for the valleys we face in life—and today we’re facing some valleys.”

How to Take Every Thought Captive During a Pandemic

How to Take Every Thought Captive During a Pandemic – “Things are difficult right now, but we don’t have to keep our minds stuck in that place. It is a constant battle but we will overcome. God gave us the Holy Spirit, who is a wonderful teacher and guide to help us through this.”

Everything’s Canceled! Dealing with Disappointment in Pandemic

Everything’s Canceled! Dealing with Disappointment in Pandemic – “Here are four places the Bible invites you to look as you suffer disappointment.”

When Nobody Else Listens, God Listens

When Nobody Else Listens, God Listens – “Most of us know what it’s like to feel alone and invisible and weak. Demi Lovato is not the only one.”