Troubles. Who of us is a stranger to troubles? Not one of us. Paul did not want future generations to be ignorant—unaware of what they were dealing with in Asia. They were burdened beyond belief. In a short span of time, from when Paul wrote his first letter to the...

There is comfort for the hurting, a peace that defies all logic, a love whose strength will never fail, and a mercy that lasts forever. This comes from the God who loves us with all His heart. The Apostle Paul wrote that when there is suffering, God is faithful to...

Sometimes the greatest battle is not what is happening around us. It is the discouragement happening within us. Discouragement has a way of making a temporary season feel permanent. It tells us nothing is changing. Nothing is coming. Nothing good could possibly grow here. C. S. Lewis wrote candidly after...

David was deeply upset and troubled because the people wanted to stone him. The Amalekites had burned Ziklag and captured the women and everyone else who had been left behind. The people blamed David, believing that if they had been there, it would not have happened. Yet, even in the...

It was the Feast of Unleavened Bread, when the Passover must be killed. With fervent desire, Jesus wanted to eat this last Passover meal with His disciples before He endured suffering. The Son of God knew what was coming and the heavy price He was about to pay for the...