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Sharing Hope Through God's Word

  • Cast Your Cares: Dealing with Anxiety and Trusting God in the Middle of It

    It’s 2025.  How’s it going? I have a question for you. How do you deal with stress and anxiety? Do you have a trusted friend you can share those struggles with? Do you bottle it all up and hope for the best? Do you take it to God and trust that He can do with…

  • A Very Present Help in Time of Need: 11 Psalms for an Anxious Heart

    It’s the end of August. Summer is ending and fall is coming. I always love when fall comes and we can start to feel the cooler temperatures and see the leaves change. Have you noticed any signs of fall where you’re at? It’s starting to get a little cooler here, but I’m looking forward to…

  • Conviction in Love: How to Walk in Victory

    Welcome to the end of May. How’s it been? Mine’s been pretty good and pretty busy. We celebrated my godson’s birthday, I visited my mom for Mother’s Day, and now today is my birthday. I went into planning this post thinking it would be a pretty light topic, maybe kind of fun, but I wasn’t…

  • It Is Finished: Remembering Jesus’ Work on the Cross

    I hope you’ve had a fantastic April. Ours has been busy with planning kids’ birthday parties and spring cleaning, but I just want to take the time in this month’s blog post to talk about how amazing our God is.  Have you ever read Psalm 22? It’s the one Jesus references when He’s hanging on…

  • What Do I Do?: Turning to God in Times of Confusion and Stress

    Have you ever had those moments where you just have no idea what to do?  Maybe you have a plan long-term that God’s given you but it’s the moment-to-moment decisions that trip you up. There’s too many options. What’s the right one? What does God actually want me to do at this exact moment? I…

  • Keep Moving Forward: How to Move Forward in the Face of Fear

    What if this doesn’t work out? What if I fail? What if it isn’t what I think it is? What if it’s exactly what I think it is? Fear is strong. It’s pervasive.  Once it gets a foothold it likes to hang on just as tight as it can. It doesn’t wait for an invitation…

  • 10 Bible Verses About Hope

    Hope is a powerful word. We all have things we hope will happen.  Maybe you hope to accomplish a goal that’s been set for too long.  Usually when we use the word “hope” we use it in a wishing sort of sense.  Maybe you’re hoping for a new job to pan out. Or even something…