Posts Tagged ‘grace’
How to Love a Prodigal Child When Faith Turns to Doubt
Discover practical ways to love your prodigal son or daughter by addressing their doubts, rebuilding trust, and keeping the door open to faith. Every parent longs to see their children walk with God for a lifetime. But sometimes that dream is interrupted by seasons of doubt, rebellion, or even outright rejection of faith. And it’s…
Read More4 Steps to Help You Overcome Communication Barriers in Relationships
Being aware of our differences allows us to acknowledge, understand, and appreciate them. What a great opportunity to become an agent of God’s grace! But it’s not always that simple, right? That’s why I’m going to share the action plan I’ve seen transform relationships, my marriage included.
Read MoreTired of Struggling Relationships? Learn from Love’s Inventor
Feel stuck in struggling relationships? Everyone is hardwired to seek meaningful, rich relationships. We’re designed to want to be known and accepted and loved. It hurts when close interactions with family members, friends, and even co-workers hit bumps—or brick walls. So when it comes to our hearts, we all want to be a little smarter,…
Read MoreGoing Through Hard Times? God Wants to Teach You How to Handle Adversity
The headlines point to it. Your neighbors talk about it. Your heart feels it. Just about everyone is going through hard times right now! But let’s face it: Life is hard, even in the easiest of times. Disappointments, illnesses, broken relationships, dashed dreams. What does the Bible say about getting through adversity? Plenty, actually! God…
Read MoreWhy Being Weak Is the Best Thing to Ever Happen to You
Imagine a man who wants to bail out of his marriage, who is tempted to hit his teenage son in his anger, who struggles with lust daily. That man is a pastor. His name is Chip Ingram. Think you’re alone in your struggle? You’re not. It doesn’t matter what it is. You may gamble your…
Read MoreUnderstanding Grace Changes Everything
Grace. It’s the single most important word in all of the New Testament – actually, in all of the Bible. The Apostle Paul would say of his entire life: “But by the grace of God I am what I am, and his grace to me was not without effect. No, I worked harder than all…
Read MoreHow Do You Fit in God’s Plan?
Throughout Scripture, from Genesis 3 all the way through to Revelation 20, we see God pouring out His grace. From the very first moment when He clothed our parents after sin entered the world, God began this unstoppable tsunami wave of grace that wants to redeem, to reconcile, to forgive and to atone. God’s wave…
Read MoreWhere Do I Find Hope When My Life is Falling Apart?
Where do I find hope when my life is falling apart? Is your life falling apart? Are you or someone you know feeling really discouraged and depressed, like nothing’s working out? Maybe your marriage is falling apart or you lost your job. Where do you go for hope? The world will tell you that…
Read MoreWhat Is the Secret of Leading a Small Group that Changes Lives?
Small Groups that Change Lives As a small group leader, do you ever wonder, “What’s the secret to having a small group where people’s lives really change?” We all know that small groups are not always synonymous with authentic community. Many groups may appear authentic, but over time, not a whole lot of transformation occurs.…
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