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Inspirational Essays celebrate the spiritual side of life. Here you’ll find stories sharing about God’s presence in our lives and retelling inspiring stories we’ve heard.
Life can be a roller coaster of ups and downs, of hard times and good times. We share a little of everything in this category. Times when we felt victorious and times when we felt not so much.
So often hearing a sermon will inspire us with words we want to pass on to others. We don’t feel that we have answers; just a lot of questions and situations that somehow, sometimes, God has shared a solution for us.
We give Him the glory for all the good in our lives, and there is so much. And we hope to see you all in Heaven someday!
Who would have thought Dollar Tree could produce an epiphany?The answer is, God moves in mysterious ways and unusual places, His wonders to perform. What is your typical experience in Dollar Tree? A bargain store teeming with a humanity appearing to live on meager resources, with faces showing that strain? Then that stress trickles…
We can’t help lifting hearts of praise when difficult seasons finally come to a close and change happens. Summer hung on this year like barnacles on a dry-docked ship. On a tropical island. Day after day of unrelenting triple digit temperatures, coupled with very little monsoon weather, even in August. By mid-July, we’re…
When God visits, a chain reaction of amazing always begins. Then [Naomi] arose with her daughters-in-law that she might return from the country of Moab, for she had heard in the country of Moab that the Lord had visited His people by giving them bread. Ruth 1:6 This summer all my brothers and…
Before I call, God hears. Before I pray, He answers. And the best part? The part that brings achingly sweet joy? He prepares me and gives me a calm heart. Truly a mountain top experience. “If you become weary of waiting for answers to your prayers, remember that I also wait: so that I may…
Fan the friendship flames. Don’t sacrifice close relationships on the altar of envy or pride. Go back to the Hot Spot and rekindle the candles. Refuel the torches and carry light in your heart.. When Friendship Flames Need a Fan Do you have a favorite hymn? My mother-in-law’s favorite is “The Prettiest Flowers…
The road from Regret to Redemption winds and dips, then rises to reveal hard-won vistas, like the Bright Angel Trail at the Grand Canyon. The Road Between Regret and Redemption You don’t start at the bottom. Like the Bright Angel Trail at the Grand Canyon, the trail head is at the top. You’re up there,…
Earth people rarely get to hear Angels sing Heaven’s Reception Song. A very few souls have reached the Pearl Gates, then returned with nearly untellable stories of love and welcome . The Boy Who Heard Heaven’s Reception Song The machines hummed and clicked in the South African hospital room. Nurses swished silently in and out,…
Whether a mask is worn for health or inner armor guarding insecurities, both place a threat on happiness. Learn to reach hearts in spite of the shields.
Making time for compassion is so important when friends are grieving. Any acknowledgement of their loss means more than you might think.
A Thank You Tribute to our mothers caregivers, and frontline workers everywhere. We appreciate the sacrifices you make day after day.
5 Books for Easter preparation for the Passion Weekend. Be heart-ready for the days of remembering the death and resurrection of Jesus.
Pandemic Comfort comes with God’s beautiful promise that He will be with us. And in today’s difficult times, also, He will not leave us.