Our misconceptions of God don’t hurt Him; they hurt us and rob us of tremendous riches of peace, love, faith, and joy. Many assume that God is a judgy, controlling patriarch waiting to catch us doing wrong. Others feel He is very far off and could […]
Blog: A Cup of Courage
God and Guilt
Do you feel condemned or struggle with guilt or self-blame? Why is it difficult to shake some of these feelings? The problem with guilt is that it doesn’t go away by itself; it just gets buried. Often the only thing that will bury it is something toxic […]
Love and Ladders
“If the ladder is not leaning against the right wall, every step we take just gets us to the wrong place faster.” Stephen R. Covey Have you ever put a lot of time and energy into something that didn’t pan out? I certainly have. Not only […]
Pushing Through
Is there an issue you’ve dealt with for years and tried everything to fix, but it has only worsened? God put in the Bible an account of a woman who experienced an incurable disease for twelve years and had endured “much suffering at the hands of […]
Peace Within the Storm
We sometimes confuse peace with a lack of problems, chaos and strife. Life in this fallen world isn’t peaceful by nature. The peace that comes from God is supernatural, so we must tap into Him to receive it. This peace is steady and strong when the […]