1 Peter, anxiety, fear, God, Jesus, pain, Peter, prayer, Proverbs, Psalms, Romans, spiritual warfare, trials, worry
Anxiety is a broad term for a lot of different psychological and physiological responses. And people use it in a myriad of ways. Psychologically speaking, some people say they are anxious when they are mildly worried about something. Others don’t consider...
Bible, Ephesians, God, grace, Jesus, John, Luke, pain, peace, prayer, spiritual growth
I drove in the winter sun, feeling warmed not just by the rays streaming in through my windows but from somewhere inside my body. I’m not sure how many miles I covered before I realized it – I had been smiling the whole way. I noticed the feeling of warmth...
1 John, 2 Kings, believe, Bible, faith, God, Isaiah, Jesus, John, pain, Psalms, spiritual growth
When Jesus saw him lying there and learned that he had been in this condition for a long time, he asked him, “Do you want to get well?” – John 5:6 Jesus had said this to a man 2000 years ago, but He may as well have said it to me. To you. The man in the verse...
Ann Voskamp, EQUIP, One Thousand Gifts, pain, podcast, spiritual growth
This past Wednesday I kicked off my teaching series I’ll be in for the next 5 weeks, One Thousand Gifts. As with the past two series I’ve taught, I am recording each lesson and posting them here. If you’re still considering coming to the course, give...
1 Peter, Bible, evil, God, pain, Satan, spiritual warfare, suffering
Some days truth doesn’t come quite as easily as others… Feelings are loud, and lies even louder, as the suffering promised us dials up. Peter. He said it would be like this. “Be alert and of sober mind. Your enemy the devil prowls around like a...
anxiety, believe, Bible, fear, God, Jonah, obedience, pain, sin, spiritual growth, trust
“Sometimes it feels like I am being swallowed whole. Like this life is too much. Like I am too much.” I said that to God. And a truth popped into my head almost instantly: there is someone who knows what that feels like. Jonah was literally swallowed...
