How to Hold the Promise of Easter Forever
By Rick Hamlin3 min read
There’s always hope of new life—not just on one Sunday in spring but day after day after day.
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How Passover Helps Us Emerge from Life’s ‘Narrow Straits’
By Holly Lebowitz Rossi2 min read
Coming through a tight place into the openness of freedom is a story for the ages—and for our time.
How Jesus Prayed When He Was Overwhelmed
By Bob Hostetler4 min read
Awaiting His fate in the Garden of Gethsemane, Jesus shows us seven ways to pray when it feels all but impossible.
How Her Faith Helped Her Face Up to Overwhelming Medical Debt
By Roberta Messner8 min read
How could she find the courage to tackle the growing mountain of bills?
How to Pray When You Don’t Feel Like It
By Rick Hamlin3 min read
Even someone who has written books about prayer occasionally needs motivation. Here are five tips.
If Memory Fades, What Happens in Our Dreams?
By Edward Grinnan2 min read
In researching a book about Alzheimer’s, some questions for God.
Trailblazing Female Chaplain on Overcoming Fear and Finding Gratitude in Tough Times
By Olivia Abel5 min read
Karen Diefendorf reflects on her career as female chaplain in the army, Tyson Foods and beyond.
Agree to Disagree—With Mutual Love and Respect
By Pablo Diaz2 min read
How love provides a framework to listen, not counterattack.
A Golden Retriever Helped Her Handle Her Panic Attack
By Peggy Frezon7 min read
She’d trained Ernest as a therapy dog, but now she needed his help with her anxiety.
How a Horse Helped Her Overcome Fear and Self-Loathing
By Joanna Corfield8 min read
After a lifetime of struggling with anxiety and eating disorders, could an animal show her the way to self-acceptance?
Pray a Litany in a Season of Wildfires
By Bob Hostetler2 min read
When natural disasters threaten homes and lives, here are words to calm fears and guide thoughts.
When Fear Became Faith
By Roberta Messner4 min read
A retired nurse learns to cope with the anxiety of the coronavirus pandemic by praying relentlessly— and focusing on some important truths.
