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Stories of Hope

During difficult times, stories of hope help sustain and inspire us to never give up.

vegetable soup and cornbread healed her soul and sparked an idea to help others

Healing Ministry in a Mason Jar

I accepted the jar of soup and cornbread that day thinking I wouldn’t be able to eat any but thankful for the loving gesture. But that night as the taste of the warm soup flowed through my body, the beginning of healing flowed through my soul.

Don't despair if you cannot pray. Reach out to others and your church.

Not Able to Pray?

When you find you can’t pray, when the words or thoughts or feelings just won’t come, go to church. There’s a reason we’re called to praise God together in church, and you’ll feel the “we” of worship.

3 positive filters for life.

3 Positive Filters for Life

Are you aware of how you tend to look at life, of what kind of filter you use to assess what’s going on around you? Your outlook, or filter, can render an event dreary or bright, positive or negative. Here are three useful filters you can apply to life.

An father adopting sons learns about God's perfect timing.

Expectant Father: Waiting with Joy

In a frustrating adoption process an expectant father remembers that God is in control of all, and it’s not his job to worry. “Give all your fears and worries to Him,” says Cecil Stokes, “because they are not ours to carry.”

When God shows up unexpectedly at the beach.

When God Shows Up Unexpectedly

It was as if God whispered, “Your life is just like that. If you’ll walk in My footsteps, I’ll guide you—and as long as you keep following in My footsteps, your journey will be much easier.”

Praying in the darkness.

Praying for the Darkness to End

What is it about nighttime that magnifies fear? I suspect we’re vulnerable then because the devil wants us to forget that God “has rescued us from the dominion of darkness and brought us into the kingdom of the Son he loves.” (Colossians 1:13)

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