Have you ever struggled with trusting someone you love or like after that person has let you down? Many of us have experienced this. We might have responded by saying or thinking, “Trust is earned.” A recent situation prompted me
“My grace is all you need, for my power is greatest when you are weak.” (2 Corinthians 12:9a TEV) As a pastor, I meet hurting people all the time. You can take two people, put them in the same difficult
In your life you may have experienced great sorrows, and your home may seem empty. Your first impulse maybe to give up and to sit down in despair amid your dashed hopes. Yet you must defy that temptation, for if
Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for He who promised is faithful. — Hebrews 10:23 Although I try not to be shocked by the things I see these days, I was caught off-balance by the
My child, I love you. (John 15:9) I have called you by your name, you are Mine. (Isaiah 43:1) Before I formed you, I knew you. And before you were born, I consecrated you. (Jeremiah 1:5) You did not choose