You Are Not Alone When You Pray

Do you ever feel like you are all alone in your prayers? When you call out to God during a trial, do you ever feel like no one is listening? It’s easy to believe that our prayers are going nowhere when we call upon the Lord yet nothing seems to change in our situation. “The heavens seem as brass to me” is a phrase that Christians sometimes use when they feel God is not hearing their prayers.…

Dave Says: Be Fair, but Firm

Dave,  My husband and I have run our own small business for nearly 10 years. Our largest client, who is also a friend, is almost three months behind on the bill. He has always been good in the past about paying on time, but we work on a 30-day payment period. Can you give us any advice on how we should handle this?  — Melissa  Melissa,  In my mind, there’s no reason to level accusations or…

Love in The Long Goodbye

The Long Goodbye is a documentary about Kara Tippetts’ amazing life, including guest appearances from Ann Voskamp, Joanna Gaines, Dianne Derby, and golden-voiced singer Ellie Holcomb. If you found out you were dying, how would you respond? Would you be angry? Sad? Shake your fist at God? Would you be filled with regrets and shut yourself off from a world that couldn’t understand your pain?……

Cover Him (Part 1)

John Farrell: What was your inspiration for writing Cover Him? Roderick Hairston: I was inspired to write Cover Him after we published Cover Her. A lot of women were interested to know what their husbands and significant others were reading. When they got ahold of Cover Her, they said, ‘What are we supposed to do? Can you write something for us because the men that we love don’t talk. They…

Asking Jesus to Be Your Savior

In His amazing love and mercy, Jesus gave His life on a blood-soaked cross to redeem us from suffering an ever-lasting punishment in hell — eternally separated from God. We can only be saved from this condemnation by God’s grace and Jesus’ blood. Asking Jesus to be your Savior and the Lord of your life is simple. You do it by faith. You choose to believe that He is God’s Son and that He alone…

Starting a New Career at 50

I hear from so many people who are nervous or scared to make a career change in their fifties, even if they’re miserable at their current job. I get it. There are a lot of fears and insecurities that can creep up when you’re thinking about making any big change later in life. Don’t let that stop you from doing what you were created to do. Of course, a midlife career change shouldn’t be a…

Are You Setting a Godly Example for Your Children?

Regardless of whether your children are young and still live at home or they are adults with lives of their own, by the example you set and the decisions you make, you are sowing seed into them that will produce a lifetime of rewards. You can’t just “talk the talk” with your children; you must “walk the walk” before them! Your child will follow your example, not your words. Even more, any…

Right But Wrong

“Dominion and awe belong to Him How then can mankind be righteous with God? Or how can anyone who is born of woman be pure?”—Job 25:1, 4 NASB The comments Bildad made to Job can seem right. Here was a friend of Job who recognized the greatness of God and made statements that often echo those found throughout the Bible. Why, then, was God so angry with Bildad? Why did God say he had not spoken…

Anita Knight Kuhnley and The Mister Rogers Effect (Part 2)

John Farrell: Growing up, what kind of impact did Mister Rogers have on you? Anita Knight Kuhnley: I can remember watching him come through the door, singing the song, and inviting you to be his neighbor and changing into his sweater and into his shoes. That was always my favorite part of the show. There was a joy in knowing what was going to happen, being able to anticipate that sequence. It…

4 Tips & Tricks to Transform Your Living Space

Curate a Mindful Space: Create a sense of harmony in your living space by choosing colors, textures, and patterns that resonate with the energy you want in that room. If you need your living space to make you feel calm and centered, stick to a muted color palette that ushers in peace and serenity. If you want your living space to motivate and inspire, use a bright, vibrant color palette to…