Practical Steps to Peace
One of my favorite verses is Isaiah 26:3: “You will keep him in perfect peace whose mind is stayed on thee: because he trusteth in thee.” I believe this truth. Peace is not an elusive, intangible, lofty concept. Yet, it…
Gifting Humility this Christmas Season
As believers, we know that we are to imitate Christ, which means to pattern our behaviors of life after His example. Have this mind among yourselves, which is yours in Christ Jesus, who, though he was in the form of God,…
Wrestling Through: Moving through Fear and Anxiety Toward Greater Freedom and Faith in God
by Kelly Ann Snyder I have spent years struggling with generalized anxiety. From early childhood, well into adulthood. It wasn’t until shortly after turning 30 years old, after hitting rock bottom with anxiety and fear, that I finally surrendered my…
Learning to Recognize the Wisdom of God
Does anyone else struggle at times to know when to step out in faith and when to proceed with wisdom? How to live in the tension of our human limits while trusting in the miracles of God? It’s not always…
Pursuing Truth through the Grace of Admonition
As a writer, I pay attention. I spend much of my time looking at the world, how people behave, what they are struggling with, and how I fit into it all from a Christian perspective. Everything gets filtered through my…
Fear, Mob Mentality, and the Believer’s Response: A Lesson From Acts
After an insurrection was mounted on the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021, I woke up feeling heavy the following morning. I opened my Bible app first thing and began to prepare my mind for a new day. My yearly…
Unwrapping the Gifts of Peace and Joy
Sometimes joy and peace seem like unattainable, elusive qualities – abstract concepts that are hard to quantify in our daily lives. I don’t know a lot of people (although I have known a few) who are brimming with unshakable peace…
Are we enough?
When my kids were little, one of their favorite books was titled, On My Own. It was about a little monkey who always tried to pull away from his mom and do things on his own. He didn’t think he…
What should I read next?
Have you ever felt stuck in your daily Bible reading? Maybe you are overwhelmed by how many books are in the Bible and are unsure of what to be reading? If you just finished a study, how do you know…