How Do You Find A Silver Lining in the Midst of Despair?
July 7th, 2015

How Do You Find A Silver Lining in the Midst of Despair?

Nicholas Hemming

Every cloud has a silver lining, they say. If you look hard enough—and think positive thoughts—youre bound to uncover happiness in the midst of despair. But what happens when your cloud looks perpetually gray? When youre desperately searching for a healthy outlook, but only feel downtrodden and defeated? ...

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Where Is God In Your Troubles?
July 3rd, 2015

Where Is God In Your Troubles?

Christina Miller

What has tested your faith? Joblessness? Loss of a loved one? A dream that never materialized? An intellectual question you couldn’t resolve? These are situations that push us to re-evaluate our beliefs and make us wonder if we can really trust God. Sometimes they make us want to throw ...

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5 Bible Verses For When Life Comes Crashing Down
July 2nd, 2015

5 Bible Verses For When Life Comes Crashing Down

Nena Podbury

I just can’t catch a break! Have you ever experienced a season when you’ve been hit with hard circumstance after hard circumstance? Just when life couldn’t get any worse… WHAM …you get slammed with another challenging situation. You feel as if everything has ...

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4 Prayers for When You’re Starting Over
May 22nd, 2015

4 Prayers for When You’re Starting Over

Nicholas Hemming

Life often feels like a never-ending game of Jenga, doesn’t it? You cautiously build your tower—one block after another, one decision after the next—until your structure begins to look slanted and misshaped. You carefully make your next move, hoping for the best as you delicately pull a block from ...

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Not The Way I Planned It
May 5th, 2015

Not The Way I Planned It

Sarah Ortiz

Like any young girl, I always imagined growing up and having a perfect little family: three kids, a house, some grass and, you know, a husband. In a million years, I never thought I’d be living as a single parent. See, it didn’t start off that way. I ...

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6 Bible Verses for Waiting on God
April 23rd, 2015

6 Bible Verses for Waiting on God

Nicholas Hemming

For the third Monday in a row, I woke up feeling anxious. While seeking a job that would bring me closer to my family—and ultimately, my future wife—I felt impatient. I had grown tired of waiting for God to provide a solution and, as a result, began to doubt ...

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5 Bible Verses for the Storms of Life
April 21st, 2015

5 Bible Verses for the Storms of Life

Sarah Ortiz

The sun was out when I strapped my 3-year-old nephew into the car. We were on our way to the museum, and he was excited to ride the choo-choo train on the museum grounds. But when we pulled into the parking lot, we began to feel a slight ...

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5 Psalms For When You Fear the Future
April 17th, 2015

5 Psalms For When You Fear the Future

Nicholas Hemming

When you fear the future, the struggle often feels all-consuming. “What ifs” seem to run wild in your mind. You strive to focus on the task at hand—but without fail, you surrender to a fear that feels insurmountable. What does tomorrow hold? What if the future feels hopeless? ...

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