What is the Point of Suffering?

Is anyone interested in helping lead the Book of Job? The question was posed to our Women’s Bible study group, as we continued to work through Max Lucado’s “10 Men of the Bible” series. Our group had already studied Noah, Jacob, Joseph, and Matthew, but not many people were thrilled to start reading about the life of Job. In all […]

Retreat to Rest in Order to Be Filled

After rising very early in the morning, while it was still dark, he departed and went out to a desolate place, and there he prayed. -Mark 1:35 The week leading up to Thanksgiving 2018, I was still a wreck from my dad passing away earlier that year. Our family typically trekked over to my in-laws for a Thanksgiving meal, but […]

True Hope in a Roller Coaster Christmas

Full Life Reflections: December 15th While Christmas is a season of joy and peace for those who put their trust in Christ, it can also be a season of immense grief. Between broken families, wars, trauma, exploitation, loss, poverty, health issues, and death, sometimes it’s hard to feel “happy” at Christmas. All of the songs, parties, and lights can feel […]