Is there a prodigal in your family? Or maybe you are a prodigal or have been one. In the New Testament, Jesus taught with parables—earthly stories that illustrated deeper, spiritual truths.
How Much Are You Worth to God?
How much are you worth in God’s eyes? Long before you were born, God answered that question.
Holding Onto Hope in Life’s Storms
Please welcome, Grace Fox, career missionary, popular Bible teacher, and author of 12 books. She’s a member of the “First 5” writing team (P31Ministries), and co-host of the podcast “Your Daily Bible Verse.” Her guest post today offers great biblical promises for holding onto hope in the storms of life.
When You Need Someone to Talk To
The day begins like any other. Shower. Coffee. Dress for work. Run out the door. Or not. Your work and life may revolve around a home base. Wherever you are, whether you face a crowd of employees, shoppers, or students, a blank computer screen, or children begging for attention, the need whispers like a persistent friend. The day progresses. You look around, distractions pulling you away from obligations. At home or at work, it doesn’t really matter. You feel alone. It could be lack of sleep. Too much stress. Not enough energy. Trying to solve things by yourself again. Or just …
Will God Help You When You Don’t Know What to Pray?
Some things you never forget. The phone call in the middle of the night. The sound of heavy steps in the hallway and a door closing. The noise of a car door opening and shutting, and the hum of our Chevrolet sedan whispering the truth through my open window as our car backed out of the driveway into the street. Then silence. But sleep wouldn’t come again for a while. My eyes might try to close, but imagination would pry them open with invisible toothpicks: Who is it this time, Lord? A baby? A mother, father, teenager, child?