Our Stories – Can Stones Be Brought Back to Life?

By Barbara Blume
In Nehemiah 4:2 it asks, “Can they bring the stones back to life from those heaps of rubble–burned as they are?” Have you ever felt like a heap of rubble?
This week I felt like that more than I can recall feeling in a long while. Rubble – Dictionary definition: A loose mass [...]

Cancer: 7 Things You Need to Know to Help

By Georgia Shaffer
Sara sat looking totally overwhelmed. At the age of thirty-five, she had learned she had breast cancer. “I feel like I just got hit by a Mack truck,” Sara said.
As a licensed psychologist in Pennsylvania and a cancer survivor who, 18 years ago, was given a 2 percent chance to [...]

Devotion – Being Authentic About Our Illness So God Can Be Glorified

“In the same way, let your light shine before men, that they may see your good deeds and praise your Father in heaven.”(Matthew 5:16)
In having “silent” chronic illnesses, such as fibromyalgia and epilepsy, I have found some people do not understand the symptoms and feelings I experiencing, such as the deep muscle pain, fatigue or [...]

TV Show With Lisa Re-Airing This Week!

We’re excited that Maureen Pratt’s TV Show, Peace in the Storm, interviewing Rest Ministries founder, Lisa Copen, is re-airing this week!
If you do not get the channel (many of us do not) you CAN watch it online LIVE (the actual TV channel airs on the internet, but the programs are NOT archived.)  You can read [...]

A Kid Like Any Other Kid – Mom’s Perspective on Child with Down’s Syndrome

By Daniel J. Vance
Often, people sharing their story for this column prefer using a pseudonym in order to protect their child’s identity. Such was the case recently with 37-year-old “Sharon,” the birth mother of 12-year-old “John,” who was born with Down syndrome.
Down syndrome is caused by an embryo cell division that creates an extra No. [...]

Inspirational Article – Avoiding Leaving Holes

As we kick off the new season it is a nice time to reflect on our true friends–and also think about those who we may want to get in touch with again.
This little story may “hit the nail on the head” for some of us. It’s a nice reminder to love the ones we’re [...]

How Our Pastors Cope – A Look at Their Mental Health and Struggles

Oftentimes we are quick to point out what our pastors are doing wrong, or how they could better serve us. But we must remember that they are usually doing the best they can with the resources and support that they have. They are human just like us, and can and will make mistakes, but these [...]

If You Are On Facebook and Grandma is Not

If you and many family members have started to share information about your daily happenings as well as photos, you may see how fun it is to connect with loved ones and hear from them more than just one time a year at Christmas. One of the reasons I personally like Facebook is that I [...]

Half USA Lives with Chronic Condition

For years now I’ve been saying that 1 in 3 people in the USA lived with a chronic condition. . . and then it went to nearly 1 in 2. When I speak I often remind people that if it’s not them, it’s likely someone beside them. The person in line at the bank who [...]

Embracing Brokenness with Diane Dike – Part 2

Yesterday we introduced you to Diane Dike. She is the founder and President of Second Chance with Saving Grace. (SCwSG) a non-profit 501c(3) organization whose mission is to impact the world by focusing on serving, evangelizing, equipping, empowering, and encouraging people to be all God created them to be. They visit schools, churches, hospitals, prisons, [...]

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