Sheryl H. Boldt
Being joyful in tribulation isn’t about being happy when bad things happen. Rather, we can have confidence that, through it all, we can grow in spiritual maturity by abiding in God’s presence through prayer and Bible reading. Furthermore, finding joy in trials sets a believer apart from the rest of the world. It allows those around us to see the gospel hope within us.
Revive Our Hearts
Disagreements among believers are nothing new. But as members of God’s family and coworkers in the gospel, we are called to something greater than division.
If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask God, who gives generously to all without reproach, and it will be given to him. – James 1:5 (ESV)When I was in grad school, my bedtime was 2 a.m. I was consumed with writing an academic thesis that took immense amounts...
When the people of Israel saw it, they said to one another, “What is it?” For they did not know what it was. And Moses said to them, “It is the bread that the Lord has given you to eat.” – Exodus 16:15 (ESV)I imagined lake living as idyllic, with...
Jay Garden
In the winter of 1838, Frédéric Chopin traveled to Majorca with George Sand, hoping to find relief for his fragile health. Instead, he entered a season marked by hardship and uncertainty. Yet from this difficult chapter of his life emerged some of the most profound and enduring music he would...
My message and my preaching were not with wise and persuasive words, but with a demonstration of the Spirit’s power so that your faith might not rest on man’s wisdom, but on God’s power. – I Corinthians 2:4-5Amelia Bedelia is a classic young readers’ series that many of today’s adults...
Carolyn Thigpen loves watching God work. After 39 years teaching high-school mathematics, she found herself in the Holy Land multiple times, amazed at the Father’s doings. She was surprised when God led her to write for Him and with Him and can be found sharing her thoughts at
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