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2024
- Dec 19, 2024 The Manger is Part of the Miracle Dec 19, 2024
- Nov 20, 2024 Giving Thanks in the Struggle Nov 20, 2024
- Oct 23, 2024 When Disaster Comes: The Lingering Ripples of Pain Oct 23, 2024
- Sep 26, 2024 Is God Withholding Good from Me? Sep 26, 2024
- Aug 22, 2024 Not by Might, Nor by Power: Lessons from Zerubbabel's Faith Aug 22, 2024
- Jul 25, 2024 The Gift of Joy in the Rockiest Places Jul 25, 2024
- Jun 20, 2024 Do You Struggle with God’s Timing? Jun 20, 2024
- May 23, 2024 Suffering and the Upside-down Kingdom May 23, 2024
- Apr 25, 2024 Suffering and Serving in the Shadows Apr 25, 2024
- Mar 21, 2024 The Waiting and Desolation of Holy Saturday Mar 21, 2024
- Feb 22, 2024 Trusting God in Our Weakness Feb 22, 2024
- Jan 4, 2024 A Word for Everyone Who Feels Laid Aside Jan 4, 2024
2023
- Dec 14, 2023 The Staggering Dependence of the Incarnation Dec 14, 2023
- Nov 16, 2023 How Can Being Mindful Help Us in Suffering? Nov 16, 2023
- Oct 19, 2023 Seeking God, Not Likes: Breaking Free from the Approval Trap Oct 19, 2023
- Sep 21, 2023 When All Seems Lost: A Prodigal's Return Sep 21, 2023
- Aug 24, 2023 Wrestling with Fear of the Unknown Aug 24, 2023
- Jul 20, 2023 Five Things Not to Say to Suffering Friends- and Five Things to Say Jul 20, 2023
- Jun 22, 2023 The Power of Vulnerability: Finding Hope through Shared Struggles Jun 22, 2023
- May 18, 2023 Have You Ever Felt Desperate for Hope May 18, 2023
- May 4, 2023 How Questions Can Strengthen Our Faith May 4, 2023
- Apr 14, 2023 The Grief of Miscarriage Apr 14, 2023
- Apr 6, 2023 Waiting with No Answers in the Dark Apr 6, 2023
- Mar 16, 2023 The Gospel in Leviticus Mar 16, 2023
- Feb 16, 2023 What Does #Blessed Really Mean? Feb 16, 2023
- Jan 19, 2023 How can I love others in 2023 Jan 19, 2023
2022
- Dec 15, 2022 Advent: The Hard Season of Waiting Dec 15, 2022
- Nov 17, 2022 Giving Thanks in the Hard Nov 17, 2022
- Oct 20, 2022 Thanking People for Their Help Oct 20, 2022
- Sep 15, 2022 Why Would I Tell Someone They’ve Hurt Me? Sep 15, 2022
- Aug 18, 2022 Do You Need Wisdom? Aug 18, 2022
- Jun 16, 2022 Is Anything Safe Anymore? Jun 16, 2022
- May 19, 2022 What Would You Name Yourself? May 19, 2022
- Apr 21, 2022 How Could ALS be Called a Gift? Apr 21, 2022
- Mar 17, 2022 Kintsugi: Beauty in the Broken Mar 17, 2022
- Mar 3, 2022 Chronic Pain Touches More Than Your Body Mar 3, 2022
- Feb 17, 2022 What Are You Asking God For? Feb 17, 2022
- Jan 6, 2022 Being Present: My Word for 2022 Jan 6, 2022
2021
- Dec 16, 2021 When We Want Grace for Speaking Desperate Words Dec 16, 2021
- Dec 2, 2021 Do You Hate Asking for Help? Dec 2, 2021
- Nov 18, 2021 Do you feel safe enough with God to be honest? Nov 18, 2021
- Nov 4, 2021 How Do You Handle Criticism? Nov 4, 2021
- Oct 21, 2021 Choose Hope Oct 21, 2021
- Oct 7, 2021 Jesus Gives Us More Than We Ask For Oct 7, 2021
- Sep 23, 2021 What Brings You Joy? Sep 23, 2021
- Sep 9, 2021 Does Your Situation Feel Impossible? Sep 9, 2021
- Aug 26, 2021 Do You Need Encouragement? Aug 26, 2021
- Aug 12, 2021 Orchestrating My Solutions Aug 12, 2021
- Jul 29, 2021 The Most Overlooked Prayer Jul 29, 2021
- Jul 15, 2021 When God Says No Jul 15, 2021
- Jun 24, 2021 Did My Sacrifice Even Matter? Jun 24, 2021
- Jun 10, 2021 When You Can’t Even See the Path… Jun 10, 2021
- May 27, 2021 Faithful yet Still Creative with Bipolar Disorder May 27, 2021
- May 20, 2021 Finding Hope When Trauma Changes Us May 20, 2021
- May 13, 2021 When Your Thoughts Threaten to Control You May 13, 2021
- May 6, 2021 No Time to Ask God May 6, 2021
- Apr 29, 2021 EmBracing Your Imperfections Apr 29, 2021
- Apr 1, 2021 What’s Different about This Easter? Apr 1, 2021
- Mar 25, 2021 Small but Helpful Ways to Encourage Struggling Friends Mar 25, 2021
- Mar 18, 2021 3 Things I Do When I’m Struggling to Forgive Mar 18, 2021
- Mar 11, 2021 Even Though Today Looks Bleak, Don’t Lose Hope Mar 11, 2021
- Mar 4, 2021 When Walking Through Fire Isn’t Terrifying Mar 4, 2021
- Feb 25, 2021 My Image Was All Tied Up in You Feb 25, 2021
- Feb 18, 2021 What is The Bravest Thing Feb 18, 2021
- Feb 4, 2021 How God is Using My Word for 2021 Feb 4, 2021
2020
- Dec 17, 2020 Christmas 2020 Amidst Broken Dreams: God Is Using This Dec 17, 2020
- Sep 24, 2020 When Life Feels Crushing Sep 24, 2020
- Aug 18, 2020 A Remarkable Life Aug 18, 2020
- Jul 9, 2020 How to Live When You Know You’re Dying Jul 9, 2020
- Jun 18, 2020 Why Was I So Blind? Jun 18, 2020
- May 21, 2020 Why are we so Afraid to Die? May 21, 2020
- Apr 16, 2020 Will God Fulfill His Purpose for Us? Apr 16, 2020
- Mar 12, 2020 Will We Live Out All our Days? Mar 12, 2020
- Jan 16, 2020 Why My Word for 2020 Scares Me Jan 16, 2020
2019
- Dec 10, 2019 What the Hurting Need at the Holidays Dec 10, 2019
- Oct 24, 2019 Will You Walk Away? Oct 24, 2019
- Aug 29, 2019 The Fruit of the Wilderness Aug 29, 2019
- Jul 18, 2019 The Despair of the Wilderness Jul 18, 2019
- Jun 13, 2019 How Can the Wilderness be a Gift? Jun 13, 2019
- May 16, 2019 Don’t Sing Songs to a Heavy Heart May 16, 2019
- Apr 11, 2019 How Can I Explain the Gospel? Apr 11, 2019
- Mar 14, 2019 When You Feel Like a Burden.. Mar 14, 2019
- Feb 14, 2019 The Beauty of the Dandelion Feb 14, 2019
- Jan 10, 2019 One Word that’s Changing me in 2019 Jan 10, 2019
2018
- Dec 17, 2018 What Makes Christmas Special for You? Dec 17, 2018
- Nov 19, 2018 Unwanted Gifts: Can we be Thankful for them? Nov 19, 2018
- Oct 18, 2018 Is God Low-Key Savage? Oct 18, 2018
- Sep 27, 2018 Finding Hope in Depression: Psalm 43 Sep 27, 2018
- Sep 12, 2018 Rejoice: Return to the Source of your Joy Sep 12, 2018
- Jul 13, 2018 The Journey Begins Jul 13, 2018
- May 23, 2018 The Fear in Uncertainty May 23, 2018
- May 10, 2018 How can we Find Joy when we’ve Lost Everything? May 10, 2018
- Apr 26, 2018 How Do We Trust God When We are Struggling with Our Children? Apr 26, 2018
- Apr 12, 2018 What True Comfort Looks Like: It Doesn’t Whitewash Pain Apr 12, 2018
- Mar 29, 2018 Who is Jesus to You? Mar 29, 2018
- Mar 15, 2018 What Miserable Comfort Looks Like:Lessons from Job Mar 15, 2018
- Mar 1, 2018 Looking for Signs: How do I Make a Decision? Mar 1, 2018
- Feb 15, 2018 Love Letters to God Feb 15, 2018
- Feb 1, 2018 What to do if you’re Dreading Valentine’s Day Feb 1, 2018
- Jan 18, 2018 When you Can’t Imagine Living Like This Jan 18, 2018
- Jan 4, 2018 Are There Healing Words for 2018? Jan 4, 2018
2017
- Dec 21, 2017 The Promise of Christmas: God with Us Dec 21, 2017
- Dec 6, 2017 A Christian Perspective On Depression Dec 6, 2017
- Nov 22, 2017 Is Gratitude Important at Thanksgiving? Nov 22, 2017
- Nov 9, 2017 What are you Thankful For? Nov 9, 2017
- Oct 26, 2017 You Are Not Missing Out Oct 26, 2017
- Oct 11, 2017 When God writes your story in a way you didn’t like…. Oct 11, 2017
- Sep 28, 2017 Will God Really Provide What I Need? Sep 28, 2017
- Sep 14, 2017 Anger is Contagious Sep 14, 2017
- Aug 31, 2017 What it Means to Be Held Aug 31, 2017
- Aug 17, 2017 Shattered Dreams and Shaken Faith Aug 17, 2017
- Aug 3, 2017 Perfecting Parenting Aug 3, 2017
- Jul 20, 2017 Joni: After 50 Years of Quadriplegia, God’s Grace is Still Enough Jul 20, 2017
- Jul 6, 2017 But I Begged God… Jul 6, 2017
- Jun 22, 2017 Is There Anything I Can Depend On? Jun 22, 2017
- Jun 8, 2017 The Numbers Trap Jun 8, 2017
- May 25, 2017 Everyone Worships Something May 25, 2017
- May 10, 2017 Why Should I Forgive? May 10, 2017
- Apr 27, 2017 Facing Failure Apr 27, 2017
- Apr 13, 2017 How to Pray When Life Falls Apart Apr 13, 2017
- Mar 30, 2017 What Good Is God? Mar 30, 2017
- Mar 16, 2017 The Relentless Ache of Unfulfilled Longings Mar 16, 2017
- Mar 2, 2017 When God Feels Distant Mar 2, 2017
- Feb 16, 2017 Do the Next Thing Feb 16, 2017
- Feb 2, 2017 Whose Kingdom is this Anyway? Feb 2, 2017
- Jan 19, 2017 The Power of The Word Jan 19, 2017
- Jan 5, 2017 The Word for 2017 Jan 5, 2017
2016
- Dec 15, 2016 The Sacrifice of the Incarnation Dec 15, 2016
- Dec 1, 2016 God Uses All Things Dec 1, 2016
- Nov 17, 2016 The Power of Giving Thanks Nov 17, 2016
- Nov 3, 2016 The Scars that Shaped Me Nov 3, 2016
- Oct 6, 2016 Sustained in the Fiery Furnace Oct 6, 2016
- Sep 22, 2016 Can I Find Peace in Pain? Sep 22, 2016
- Sep 8, 2016 Trusting God with the Unfinished Sep 8, 2016
- May 19, 2016 Learning the Unforced Rhythms of Grace May 19, 2016
- May 5, 2016 The Agony of Waiting May 5, 2016
- Apr 21, 2016 Can Anyone Really Prepare for Suffering? Apr 21, 2016
- Apr 17, 2016 Good Friday: When All Hope Feels Lost Apr 17, 2016
- Apr 7, 2016 Lament: Beauty out of Bitterness Apr 7, 2016
- Mar 24, 2016 Good Friday: Consolation from the Cross Mar 24, 2016
- Mar 3, 2016 When We Need The Comfort of Others Mar 3, 2016
- Feb 18, 2016 The Blessing of Failure Feb 18, 2016
- Feb 4, 2016 Grace Always Heals Deeper Feb 4, 2016
- Jan 21, 2016 When the Detour Becomes the New Road Jan 21, 2016
- Jan 7, 2016 An Unlikely Word for 2016 Jan 7, 2016
2015
- Dec 17, 2015 A Way in a Manger Dec 17, 2015
- Nov 25, 2015 The Lens of Thanksgiving Nov 25, 2015
- Nov 12, 2015 What are you trusting in? Nov 12, 2015
- Oct 29, 2015 When Your Prayer Requests Feel too Personal Oct 29, 2015
- Oct 15, 2015 When Everyone is Irritating You Oct 15, 2015
- Oct 1, 2015 Nothing is Beyond Redemption Oct 1, 2015
- Sep 17, 2015 When You Struggle to Believe that God Loves You Sep 17, 2015
- Sep 3, 2015 The Gift of Sustaining Grace Sep 3, 2015
- Aug 20, 2015 The Necessity of Lament Aug 20, 2015
- Aug 6, 2015 Is My Suffering Meaningless? Aug 6, 2015
- Jul 9, 2015 When the Pain Never Ends Jul 9, 2015
- Jun 25, 2015 Is God Really There? Jun 25, 2015
- Jun 11, 2015 When Disappointment Comes… Jun 11, 2015
- May 28, 2015 Job and the Prosperity Gospel May 28, 2015
- May 14, 2015 Can Heaven Outweigh our Suffering May 14, 2015
- Apr 30, 2015 It’s NOT my Fault Apr 30, 2015
- Apr 16, 2015 What’s the Point of Silence? Apr 16, 2015
- Apr 2, 2015 Easter is Coming Apr 2, 2015
- Mar 19, 2015 Sunshine after the Rain Mar 19, 2015
- Feb 12, 2015 How Can Unfulfilled Longings be a Blessing? Feb 12, 2015
- Jan 29, 2015 Hidden Treasures in Dark places Jan 29, 2015
- Jan 15, 2015 How in the World Do I Savor Life? Jan 15, 2015
- Jan 1, 2015 When There’s Too Much to Do Jan 1, 2015
2014
- Dec 18, 2014 Mary Did You Know? Dec 18, 2014
- Dec 14, 2014 Now I can’t hide Dec 14, 2014
- Nov 27, 2014 Thanksgiving with a Twist Nov 27, 2014
- Nov 13, 2014 Where Is God when I’m NOT Suffering? Nov 13, 2014
- Oct 30, 2014 What’s the Point of Suffering in Obscurity? Oct 30, 2014
- Oct 15, 2014 Celebrating Joni’s 65th Birthday-A Radiant Life in a Dark World Oct 15, 2014
- Oct 2, 2014 Upside Down Success Oct 2, 2014
- Sep 18, 2014 Why is God Whispering? Sep 18, 2014
- Sep 4, 2014 I’d Rather Take Care of it Myself Sep 4, 2014
- Aug 21, 2014 Trust God. Tell Your Story. Aug 21, 2014
- Aug 7, 2014 Begging God Aug 7, 2014
- Jul 24, 2014 What if the Worst Happens? Jul 24, 2014
- Jul 10, 2014 But I Can’t Feed 4000 People Jul 10, 2014
- Jun 26, 2014 Where is God in the Dark? Jun 26, 2014
- Jun 19, 2014 Really? Grace…for them? Jun 19, 2014
- Jun 12, 2014 Laughter is Serious Business Jun 12, 2014
- Jun 5, 2014 Anger is Contagious Jun 5, 2014
- May 29, 2014 Transitions, Wilderness Treks and Other Uncomfortable Activities May 29, 2014
- May 22, 2014 The Best Way to Discourage a Suffering Friend May 22, 2014
- May 19, 2014 God’s Dreams are Bigger Than Mine May 19, 2014
- May 15, 2014 When Waiting Hurts May 15, 2014
- May 8, 2014 What am I Waiting For? May 8, 2014
- May 1, 2014 Grudging Obedience and Extravagant Grace May 1, 2014
- Apr 24, 2014 Life Lessons from my Dog Apr 24, 2014
- Apr 10, 2014 Scarred Apr 10, 2014
- Apr 3, 2014 Are Scars Beautiful? Apr 3, 2014
- Mar 27, 2014 This is What it means to Be Held Mar 27, 2014
- Mar 24, 2014 Good Friday: Consolation from the Cross Mar 24, 2014
- Mar 20, 2014 Why Doesn’t God Heal Everyone? Mar 20, 2014
- Mar 13, 2014 Has God Forgotten to be Gracious? Mar 13, 2014
- Mar 6, 2014 But I Don’t Want to Forgive… Mar 6, 2014
- Feb 27, 2014 There are more important things in life than walking Feb 27, 2014
- Feb 20, 2014 Me? Change the World? (maybe not today) Feb 20, 2014
- Feb 13, 2014 Talking Myself Through Suffering Feb 13, 2014
- Feb 6, 2014 What if I throw a party and no one comes? Feb 6, 2014
- Jan 30, 2014 Is Discerning God’s Will as simple as a green light? Jan 30, 2014
- Jan 23, 2014 Do I Value Sustaining Grace? Jan 23, 2014
- Jan 16, 2014 When a jackhammer won’t wake your daughter Jan 16, 2014
- Jan 9, 2014 Finding Joy in the midst of suffering Jan 9, 2014
- Jan 2, 2014 A Word for the New Year Jan 2, 2014
2013
- Dec 27, 2013 Why am I so ungrateful at Christmas? Dec 27, 2013
- Dec 20, 2013 Never Give Up Hope Dec 20, 2013
- Dec 20, 2013 Never Give Up Hope Dec 20, 2013
- Dec 4, 2013 Now I Can’t Hide Dec 4, 2013

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