Our daily routines sometimes condition us into comfortable living. We settle for repeated rhythms and expect our lives to change. Day after day, month after month, year after year, we find happiness in things that satisfy only our immediate needs and desires. Our hearts long for more, but we settle for less. Time spent in God’s presence empowers you to… Read more…
Elizabeth Freeman, Nannie Helen Burroughs, Maria Fearing, Charlotte Forten Grimké, Sarah Mapps Douglass, Sara Griffith Stanley, Amanda Berry Smith, Lucy Craft Laney, Maria Stewart, and Frances Ellen Watkins HarperThese names may not be familiar, but each one of these women was a shining beacon of devotion in a world that did not value their lives. The… Read more…
If you’re overwhelmed and exhausted. . .If you’ve ever thought that all you need to do is try harder. . .If you’ve ever felt unappreciated or overlooked. . .If you’ve found Jesus or you’re still searching. . . Your Heavenly Father Invites You to Rest, Girl. *** Female readers of all ages will find a sassy, funny, authentic… Read more…
If you're overwhelmed and exhausted. . . If you've ever thought that all you need to do is try harder. . . If you've ever felt unappreciated or overlooked. . . If you've found Jesus or you're still searching. . . Your Heavenly Father Invites You to Rest, Girl. *** Female readers of all ages will find a sassy, funny, authentic, and encoura… Read more…
Whether it’s a dream that isn’t coming true, a stretch of the journey that feels especially dark, or just the basic “busy and tired” each of us braves in the crazy chaos of the ordinary, have you ever faced a season where “life to the full” feels just out of reach, light seems like it it’s just over the horizon, or l… Read more…
Being a good mom isn't about doing everything right to create a set of perfect trophy children--though every mom has felt the pressure to do just that and to do it all on her own. To ask for help feels like defeat. Yet when we try to do it all by our own strength, we end up depleted, lonely, and ineffective. Heather MacFadyen wants you to know that … Read more…
When difficult or unwanted change enters our lives, it can cause fear, anxiety, and anger to bubble up from within. We want to quiet that simmering stress, but how do we do that, especially when we know our circumstances aren't going to calm down any time soon? By regularly meeting with God and exchanging our worries and fears for his assurances that he … Read more…
In the face of the world's problems, kindness may seem like a long-lost virtue without enough power to make an impact. Yet we are called to show courageous kindness to those around us--even those we don't agree with--just as God has shown us kindness beyond measure. How we treat people matters! Every small kindness we show has the potential to create… Read more…
Read by the author.What if we stopped placing our confidence in the things of this world—and instead put our trust in the only one who is truly trustworthy?We have a confidence problem.Be honest: Who among us isn’t plagued with fears, insecurities, and self-doubt?Popular wisdom says the solution is to simply believe more strongly in ourselves. Bu… Read more…
What if we stopped placing our confidence in the things of this world—and instead put our trust in the only one who is truly trustworthy?As you begin to apply each chapter’s material, you’ll discoverthe true meaning of confidence,the difference between negative fear and positive fear, andhow to turn the Enemy’s tool of fear on its hea… Read more…
Lisa Whittle will inspire you to see the hardships in your own life as opportunities to discover your purpose in God's perfect plan."In this world you will have trouble," Jesus says to his disciples in John's Gospel. It's not an if statement, but a when statement. Hard times come in this life, and some of us may even wonder how God's plan cou… Read more…
From the bestselling author of Wait and See,this interactive book explores the powerful conversations Jesus had with five women—Mary Magdalene, Mary and Martha, the woman caught in adultery, and the woman at the well—reminding readers that Jesus is with them always. When stress and fear feel overwhelming, women want to know that they are not alon… Read more…