The Power of a Merry Heart

The Power of a Merry Heart

I don’t know many people who wake up in the morning and say, “I want to be depressed and sad today.” Yet many people carry around burdens and sorrow each day that aren’t theirs to carry. God’s Word has a lot to say about having a joyful heart. Proverbs 15:13 says, A...
Running by Faith

Running by Faith

“The Bible says I will run and not grow weary,” I told my doctor. “I’m a runner, so I’m going to run.” He looked at me—a person who had already undergone foot surgery, X-rays, a painful cortisone shot, and now, custom orthotics—and said, smiling, “You can bike and not...
Oneness

Oneness

It’s not what you are that holds you back; it’s what you think you are not. What’s holding you back? Are you being kept from achieving your full potential because you think you are not something? If so, then it’s probably because you don’t really know who you are. As...
Active Rest

Active Rest

It’s normal, especially in today’s culture, to strive for everything. But how much striving would you do if you knew God was on your side? I used to get in there and strive for what I wanted. But now I know my battle is the Lord’s battle, so I can sit back and rest....
Faith Adventures

Faith Adventures

Growing up on a farm in southwest England, Tracey Elliot-Reep struggled through school with severe dyslexia. When her family experienced the ravages of divorce, the only place Tracey found stability and acceptance was with the ponies on her mother’s stud farm. By the...
God’s Faithfulness for a Lifetime

God’s Faithfulness for a Lifetime

How can a word be so powerful? To eighty-nine-year-old Betty Bishop, words are a part of her life. I first started taking notes to keep myself from falling asleep in church. But after discovering how those words impacted her devotional life, Betty kept at it. I have...