Courage is not the removal of our pain. Courage is choosing to persevere and endure difficulties, dangers, or fears while believing that God will be faithful.
Continue readingMore TagAuthor: Colleen Swindoll Thompson
How to End Your Tortured Life
Hope from His Word and Healing in His Presence
I hadn’t been to church in weeks. Illness, traveling, family needs, life. You get it. Last Sunday, we actually got to church. I’m always amazed at how no one at church looks like they are facing something impossible. Everyone looks so pretty and polished; fresh and clean. However, how we look on the outside does […]
I Am Renewed
[guestpost]We all struggle (or have struggled) with suffering, and when it comes to real suffering, my friend Michele Cushatt, guest-posting today, understands the struggle firsthand. Without giving away her story (which you can read in her books and watch on my interviews), Michele knows what it’s like to lose her footing and to wonder if […]
Christ, our ever present strength
Christ, our ever present strength, our unconditionally loving and kind and forgiving Lord is waiting for you to reach out and rest in His calm hands.
Continue readingMore Tag
Exquisite Agony: Becoming a Masterpiece
The Way God Shapes You from the Rough Places
Without question, he defined what it meant to be a “Renaissance Man.” Michelangelo—born Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni—is remembered as one of the most gifted Italian sculptors, painters, architects, and poets of all time. In fact, some say his approach to art was almost mystical. It’s been said he would study the blank canvas or […]
God hears our silence
God hears our silence, which demonstrates our faith that God is with us wherever we are.
Continue readingMore Tag
Come what may, God is not defined
Come what may, God is not defined by what we encounter or endure.
Continue readingMore Tag
Nineteen (and a Half) Reasons Why Being Broken Is Beautiful
He clung to his phone like a threadbare lifeline. Hearing his laugh is a symphony of joy . . . it’s not the norm for him in life. My son Jon is now 19 and a HALF—that half is desperately important to him. For his whole life, he’s been in pain: Physically Emotionally Relationally Spiritually […]
Painful events, shocking discoveries
Painful events, shocking discoveries, and dark valleys offer us the choice to either trust God’s Word or ignore it.
Continue readingMore Tag
How to Ignite a Song of Hope When the Whistling Stops
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs . . . who isn’t familiar with those jolly dwarfs whistling while they worked? I still remember the clink-clank of their mining tools, the whistling as they walked home. The magic of those old Disney movies stay with us. But what happens when there is no movie-magic, no joy? […]
Since I started walking with Jesus
Since I started walking with Jesus, I’ve learned that even in the midst of earthly ruin and personal loss, He extends the treasure of His presence and guidance.
Continue readingMore Tag
Seven Dwarfs That Reflect Real Life
Not long ago I saw a colorful, captivating picture on a doctor’s office wall. It was clearly a parody of Disney’s movie Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. Remember those jolly little round, robust fellows who whistled, worked, and walked home singing catchy tunes? Good ol’ Doc . . . Grumpy Happy Sleepy Bashful Sneezy […]