Anna’s Story: Does God Speak to Us Today?
During the early days of the Great Recession, my wife, Renée, and I suffered steep business losses. Clients canceled huge projects midstream, refused to honor contractual terms, and left us with zero income in the weeks leading up to our oldest son’s wedding. As a husband and father, I can’t begin to tell you how helpless and hopeless I felt.
Renée and I did the math and realized it would cost…
Codependency Recovery
Many people we talk with are stuck in unhealthy patterns in their relationships. Tolerating mistreatment, rescuing, being afraid to say no, needing to please, and getting enmeshed emotionally are boundary problems. They may be symptoms of Codependency.
God's wisdom in the Scriptures helps us to strengthen our boundaries and get free of codependency. (All Scriptures are from the NIV84 unless…
A Bold Example
"My circumstances have turned out for the greater progress of the gospel, so that my imprisonment in the cause of Christ has become well known … the brothers and sisters … have far more courage to speak the word of God without fear."—Philippians 1:12–14 NASB
As a prisoner in Rome, Paul had every reason to be afraid and discouraged or to assume his ministry had ended. But he discovered his life…
Why Did God Allow Sin?
Why would an all-powerful, loving, wise God allow sin into Eden? Everything God does (and allows) offers potential good for us and glory for Him: allowing sin was no exception.
Let’s be very clear, though – sin is not (was not) part of God’s creative work. He declared His creation in its fullness to be “very good” (Genesis 1:31). He knew His power and good could overpower evil (Romans 8:28) –…
How to Deal with Toxic People
Difficult people are undoubtedly a draining part of life! Some difficult people move beyond being simply annoying and can be described as toxic. Toxic people can poison relationships and bring destruction in their wake. It is important that followers of Jesus consider the best approach for dealing with toxic people.
First, we need to remember that Jesus spoke very clearly about love being “the…
Your Story Isn’t Over
I hung up the phone and sat on the couch to absorb the news. I looked into my husband’s eyes but said nothing. Tears were the only language we could speak at the moment. We knew this phone call was coming. And we intuitively knew what the doctor would say. Finally, after years of mysterious major medical events, we had a name for my story.
Vascular Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome.
It was my mother’s…
Resurgence of Antisemitism in the U.S.
According to the FBI's hate crimes data, Jews are the most targeted group in the United States. But why?
Host Lisa Burkhardt Worley explores the growing problem of antisemitism in America through real-life testimonies and interviews with experts. Find out what's going on ... and how we can stop it.
Watch on Inspiration TV:
Monday, May 6 at 3 a.m. ET | 03:00 UK
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Hope in the Midst of Chaos
In a world facing uncertain times, God’s people need hope now more than ever. We all want to know that everything is going to be OK, but sometimes that’s easier said than done. Hope can be difficult to find when life seems to be caving in and all hell is breaking out around you.
The Bible says there will come a day when everything that can be shaken will be shaken, so “the things which cannot…
Jordan Feliz: God Told Me to ‘Say It’ (Part 2)
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John Farrell: The song “Wounds” talks about working through trauma, and it has a deeper, personal meaning for you. Could you speak a little about what the song means to you personally?
Jordan Feliz: Yeah. “Wounds” is by far the most honest song I’ve ever written. It was honestly the hardest song to say “yes” to. Mainly because I knew that I was going to have to…
Jordan Feliz: God Told Me to ‘Say It’ (Part 1)
John Farrell: Could you please tell me a little bit about your most recent album, “Say It”?
Jordan Feliz: Yeah, of course. “Say It” has been two years in the making and we’ve poured a lot of vulnerability and honesty into it. Not that what I’ve done before has not been either of those things, but as we started writing for this record I really wasn’t sure what to talk about. I struggled with a…