Biblical answers to your most burning questions about pain and suffering. “Look to the rock from which you were cut.” -Isaiah 51:1
Are you someone whose mood is directly affected by the weather? If it’s bright and sunny outside, you find it much easier to be cheerful than on those days when the clouds smear the sky with a murky haze. And when the entire sky is blanketed by a thick quilt… Read More »Faith Through the Blues: Know That God is Always There
In a moment of panic, what is your default reaction: To trust God to protect you, or to freak out and initiate your fight-or-flight response? I probably fall into the second category more often than I care to admit. Faith literally requires you to trust something you cannot see, and… Read More »Why You Can Trust God Instead of Freaking Out
Part 2 of The Cost of Following Christ In my last post about the cost of following Christ (When the World Is Having Fun and You Feel Left Out) I talked about some of the discomforts of being a Christian. And by discomfort, I mean the displeasure of missing out… Read More »Facing Persecution: Are You Ready to Pay the Highest Price?
The Cost of Following Christ, Part 1 You’re a Christian who wants to follow God’s commands. Really, you do. You study the Bible, you go to church, you pray. You try not to swear, lie, cheat, or commit adultery . . . Then you look at your unbelieving friends (or… Read More »Feeling Left Out? Remember This When Sin Looks Attractive
“If only my anguish could be weighed and all my misery be placed on the scales! It would surely outweigh the sand of the seas.” These verses from Job 6 capture the essence of depression—if it’s even possible to do so. Only those who have been there can truly understand what… Read More »Teen Issues: How to Help a Friend Through Depression