When peace is missing, where do you turn? Do you have peace in God and peace with God? Are you focusing on your circumstances or what’s happening in your world? Here are some helps to guide you back to peace.
Hope: Bible Promises for Today to Give You Comfort
Ever feel like a tree that’s been uprooted? God has some encouraging words and promises to give you hope.
When the Encourager Needs Encouragement
What do you do when you’re the leader, the teacher, the parent, the grandparent, the friend or the spouse–and you can’t seem to find the motivation or energy to encourage those under your care? Where do you find encouragement for yourself?
When You Need to Know Where God Wants You
Our pastor’s wife, Jana Howerton, recently led an online Flourish Bible study for women. I know she blessed many women, including me, with her encouraging teaching. Her last lesson, “Flourishing in Your Calling,” was a great reminder to me of how we can truly bless God and others wherever we are. As I was searching ideas for this week’s blog post, I remembered a post I had written several years ago in which I talked about how God had helped me find my “calling” or where God wanted to use me to bless Him and others. I hope today’s …
How to Speak Words of Life
What kind of words can you speak that will bring life to those around you? Here are three kinds of words–words of life–you can offer: