Our thoughts are like a rudder of a ship directing our ways. If you’ve struggled with fearful or unhealthy thought patterns, you understand this. Proverbs 23:7 says, “For as he thinks within himself, so he is.” God formed our minds as powerful forces capable of affecting our behaviors and governing our actions. And yet, in […]

Many of us grow up with different images in our minds of the first Christmas. We might picture a starry night, a tumbledown stable, and a tiny infant wrapped in swaddling clothes. But beyond the starry hosts of heaven, we also encounter a multitude of promises Christ came to fulfill, including His promise to us […]

Have you ever heard a story that was so powerful it stuck in your mind and changed the way you live? The Bible is one big story about God’s love and how He has redeemed us! It is a narrative unveiling God’s limitless love that takes us “out of darkness into His marvelous light,” as […]

We often view gratitude as an outcome. We see it as resulting from good things in our lives. Something beneficial happens, and we are thankful. However, if we see gratitude as something dependent on circumstances, we’ll experience only a tiny fraction of its benefits. We’ll sip on the goodness of God rather than being “filled […]

Hardships can drain our delight and erode our endurance. Yet God addresses both our joy and strength. Further, He links them together…

As we help our kids hide God’s Word in their hearts, they will have hope in all circumstances and answers to their questions about life. Here is a powerful way to help your child memorize eight promises from God’s Word…

Our children encounter new ideas every day. It’s thrilling to watch them develop an understanding of the world and their place in it and to consider what exciting contributions God might have for them to make. But not all the ideas they are being presented with are based on fact or truth. So how do […]

Hardships compound, and we can barely catch our breath before another wave of difficulty crashes over us. Is God sovereign over our suffering?

How we view our circumstances drastically affects how we live. When it comes to perspective, we often think about optimism and pessimism and how each impacts our disposition, attitudes, and actions. But what does God’s Word say about optimism? Living With Biblical Optimism Dictionary.com defines optimism as: “the belief that good ultimately predominates over evil […]