There are certain seasons of our lives when it can feel like God is not listening. We can picture this barrier, a fortress built by the sorrows of life or our own doubting hearts — a wall off which our prayers seem to bounce. God can feel terribly far away. When we are deep […]

  Have you ever felt stopped by God — as if your momentum and enthusiasm was halted with an unexpected, “Wait”? When our eyes, minds, and hearts are fixed on only what we can see, it’s difficult to swallow the instruction to wait. It can feel as though the world is passing us by. What […]

  My parents, John and Linda Stocker, ministered for over 50 years and pastored the same church, Resurrection Fellowship, for 32 years. At one point, their church was listed as the fastest-growing church in America by Christianity Today. So, like the insurance commercials you’ve seen, “they know a thing or two because they’ve seen a […]

  So much found between the pages of Scripture is without measure — an unearthly rule beyond our grasp. A Savior’s unbound love that bound Him to a cross. Patience without wane. Grace, also, far beyond our own measure. There is no place we can wander that His grace will not go. There is no […]

  This world can be an anxious place to walk. While some grow up with anxiety as an ever-present, unwelcome companion, others find it infiltrating their days as they grow older. Once our soul and body familiarize themselves with an anxious response, it’s difficult to shake that reaction. Anxiety and panic can be a paralyzing […]