by Tracie Miles via Proverbs 31 Ministries By the time I returned home from traveling on business, I could feel the weight of stress and anxiety gripping my heart. During my six-hour road trip, I had made the mistake of tuning in to radio news channels rather than music to keep me occupied and awake. [...]
by Annie Johnson Flint God has not promised skies always blue, Flower-strewn pathways all our lives through; God has not promised sun without rain, Joy without sorrow, peace without pain. God has not promised we shall not know Toil and temptation, trouble and woe; He has not told us we shall not bear Many a [...]
by Alicia Bruxvoort via Proverbs 31 Ministries I couldn’t see the tears streaming down her cheeks, but I could hear the muffled cries seeping beneath her bedroom door. Summer vacation had come and gone, and when the dark gave way to dawn, we’d welcome a new school year. Some of my children had climbed into [...]
via WELS Cancer. Alzheimer’s. Broken relationships. Job loss. Depression. Persecution. Life in this world is not short of troubles. We all have them. It is just a question of which troubles we have at any given time. So many things we experience weigh us down, and we are so often under pressure. So much so [...]
As I Have Loved You by Max Lucado The Greek word used for love—agape—denotes an unselfish affection. The final phrase is the essential one: “as I have loved you.” Have you let God love you? Please don’t hurry past the question. We don’t love people because people are lovable. The truth is, people can be cranky, [...]
Counting our Blessings by Tom Groelsema It’s important to occasionally think about all the ways God has blessed us. Even when life hurts, we have many blessings to thank God for. Here’s a way to use the word BLESS to count our blessings (adapted from Alvin Vander Griend, HarvestPrayer.com): B is for body. Thank God for physical health and [...]
Dear Friends, The Presiding Bishop of the Lutheran Church, Rev. Elizabeth Eaton, addresses the dividing and painful reality of racism, and the Church’s call in response in her open letter, “This is the Day”, posted below. Within our website, you will also find other resources and links to materials compiled by our Director of Ministry, [...]
We were recently on a vacation when God interrupted my plans. My family and I had traveled hundreds of miles to stay at a hotel on the beach. I had made arrangements to spend one day visiting with friends. But then, in the middle of the night, the night before my scheduled day out, one [...]
Holy God, we remember with thanksgiving and gratitude the men and women of the military whose sacrifice has helped to keep us safe and free. We lift up the families and friends of those who gave their lives for their country and ask your healing spirit bring comfort to those who grieve. May we be [...]
I saw raindrops on my window, Joy is like the rain. Laughter runs across my pain, slips away and come again. Joy is like the rain. I saw clouds upon a mountain, Joy is like a cloud. Sometimes silver, sometimes gray, always sun not far away. Joy is like a cloud. I saw Christ in [...]