Category Archives: trials
By Craig Groeschel “I want to believe God cares about me; I really do,” she told me, wiping tears from under her darkened, bloodshot eyes. Under the harsh fluorescent lights of the hospital corridor, Marci barely resembled the vibrant girl I remembered, that kid I’d watched grow up in our youth group at church. When […]
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By Morgan Harper Nichols You will keep him in perfect peace, Whose mind is stayed on You, Because he trusts in You. —Isaiah 26:3, NKJV The word peace first caught my attention as a child when I heard the song “It Is Well with My Soul.” When peace like a river, attendeth my way, When […]
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By Joni Eareckson Tada A well-known writer once wrote, “The essential thing ‘in heaven and in earth’ is . . . that there should be long obedience in the same direction; there thereby results, and has always resulted in the long run, something which has made life worth living.” Ask any marathon runner—it’s that seemingly […]
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By Sara Hagerty In the day when I cried out, You answered me, and made me bold with strength in my soul. —PSALM 138:3, NKJV This one day held incidental moments of aching strung together until dusk like clanging bells on my insides. I snapped at the toddler, not so much because of his behavior […]
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By Nona Jones The Bible says that we are fearfully and wonderfully made, meaning we were crafted with loving care and precision by the hands of God. But when people we look to for affirmation of our worth treat us as though we’re expendable to them, it crushes our soul and fractures our identity. I […]
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By Esther Fleece Allen After Joel and I began dating in Oxford, he asked me if I would consider moving to his home state so we could continue getting to know one another. While I was reluctant to move for a man I had just met, I wanted to get to know him better as […]
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By Jess Connolly God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble. Therefore we will not fear, though the earth give way and the mountains fall into the heart of the sea, though its waters roar and foam and the mountains quake with their surging. — Psalm 46:1–3 (NIV) What if the circumstances […]
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By Ryan Hall I’ll never forget a pastor saying one Sunday that if you are going to be a big dreamer, you had better develop equally big resilience. Those words really resonated with me because I’d always been a big dreamer, but I hadn’t considered the cost that would come with it. In my running […]
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By Christina Meredith Suffering is an unavoidable part of the human experience. If someone tells you that all you have to do is a, b, and c and no harm will ever come to you, you’re being sold a bill of goods. Demand your money back and run away as fast as you can. Each […]
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By Horst Schulze Editor’s Note: Horst Schulze, chairman and CEO of Capella Hotel Group, is a legend and leader in the service world. His vision has helped reshape concepts of customer service throughout the hospitality and service industries. In this excerpt from his new book Excellence Wins, Horst shares how he discovered what matters most […]
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