Growing in Faith
4 Powerful Tips to Cultivate a Meaningful Devotional Life
Have you ever sat down at your kitchen table, Bible open, journal ready, while the scent of coffee was wafting through the air? This is it—this is how I cultivate a meaningful devotional life and deepen my faith! But as soon as you begin to read, chaos erupts. The laundry buzzer goes off and the…
How To Find Soul Rest
Do you long to find rest for your soul? We search to find a sacred place away from the cares and concerns of this life and where all is well. Our crammed schedules and overpacked lives result in a flurry of activity that can leave us completely depleted. When we feel overwhelmed, do we know…
Trusting God Through Infertility
Are you struggling in trusting God through infertility? The road to motherhood is broken, and throughout my journey I have experienced pain and grief that cannot be measured with words. A pain that has shaken my faith in the Lord in a way that I feel ashamed to admit. My cries have continuously echoed the…
The Power of Christ In You
Have you ever struggled with feeling powerless as a Christian? Maybe it’s a general feeling of weakness or an angst you can’t put your finger on, but you feel powerless to walk in faith. Are you worried that God will love you one day and not the next? What is the power of Christ in…
How to Know God’s Will for Your Life
Knowing God’s will. I have wrestled with that flesh eating monster more times in my life than I care to admit. The fingers of doubt and uncertainty tap on my shoulder to distract me whenever God wants to take me to the next level of knowing Him. So, how do we differentiate between something not…
How To Pray Boldly
We clasp our hands together and drop to our knees in prayer only to be hit in the face with awkward silence. Our goal is to pray boldly, but instead our prayers sound weak, wimpy, and disconnected. Instead of prayer making us feel heard and comforted, it leaves us feeling powerless before God and still…
How to Forgive Someone When Your Heart is Hurting
Life on our farm has seen its fair share of medical adventures over the last 29 years. From staples and stitches, to broken bones and big surgeries, we’ve seen it all. There’s a list of wounds a mile long and plenty of scars to prove it. Do you have a list of heartaches a mile…
4 Powerful Tips on How to Be A Bold Prayer Warrior for Your Children
Becoming a Prayer Warrior Mom: My Humble Beginning When God made me a mom, I was clueless about the power of prayer. I had no idea that He was going to teach me how to pray without ceasing and equip me to be a prayer warrior. Are you wondering how to be a bold prayer warrior for your children? Here’s how God…
Does God Cry? Celebrating Christmas at the Cross
Is God a distant Being who is indifferent to the trajectory of humanity? Does He see the suffering, heartache, and pain we experience on a daily basis? Does God cry? Is there a God who cares? Does God cry when we cry? Baby Jesus cried like any other human baby. Being born brings pain. What…
Finding Hope after Losing a Loved One: Finding Your Anchor When A Loved One Dies
Are you experiencing deep grief or loss and struggling to stay afloat? Waves of sorrow can make it feel impossible to find stability after losing someone you love. In these overwhelming moments, finding hope after losing a loved one becomes essential. It’s often through this raw heartache that God reveals His unwavering love and offers us an anchor of hope through His Word. If you’re searching for comfort and purpose in the pain, you can discover true peace and hope after loss by turning to the One who never leaves us. When waves of grief crash over our hearts, it becomes harder and harder to find stability. In the tidal waves of fresh grief, comes a desperate need to cling to an anchor the soul. It’s often through the deep grief and heartache that the Lord reveals His great love and the anchor of hope…
5 Praying Women in the Bible
By Shannon Leibold Throughout Scripture, praying women in the Bible stand out as powerful examples of faith, courage, and devotion.These women turned to God in desperation, gratitude, and purpose, showing the life-changing power of prayer. Whether pleading for a child, interceding for a nation, or offering praise, their prayers moved the heart of God and shaped history. Women in the Bible have a special place in the story of redemption. These women are life-bringers, world-changers and truth-tellers. Each one not only brings warmth, wisdom and grace to relationships, but they also speak truth, engage in good deeds, and nurture the next generation. These mighty women have one thing…
5 Keys to a Powerful Prayer Life
By Stacey Pardoe A few years ago, I realized that my prayer life lacked the power and fervency I longed for. Every morning, I prayed over lists of names and needs, but prayer felt like hard work more than a life-giving encounter with Jesus. I was desperate to uncover some new keys to a powerful…
How To Rekindle Your Prayer Life in 5 Easy Steps
By Shannon Leibold If you’ve been struggling with a stagnant prayer life, you might be asking how to rekindle your prayer life and grow deeper in your connection with God. It’s common for prayer to feel more like a checklist than a meaningful conversation, but there’s hope. I want to share a simple 5-step method that will helped me rekindle my prayer life, and can help light a fire for you, too. I squirmed in the pew as the pastor talked about the importance of prayer in the life of a believer. Not that I disagreed with anything he was saying – in fact, I would be quick…
Wrestling in Prayer for an Abundant Harvest
By Shannon Leibold I come from wide-open spaces and barefoot summers and rows of corn taller than my head. Filling the role of the son he never had, I was my farmer-Dad’s shadow. In the spring, I stood on the back of the seed drill watching those little bean seeds fall into the earth as…
Wrestling with God in Prayer for My Son
By Nicole Kauffman It was one AM and my husband and I sat on the edge of our bed watching our son breathe on the monitor. We’d gotten back from the ER not even an hour ago and already he looked like he needed to go back. Adrenaline washed over us in waves as we wrestled…
Wrestling With God in Prayer for Discernment
By Stacey Pardoe Dawn breaks with a lilac mist as I sit beside the window to watch the world awaken. I’m awake early today—before the patter of little feet and the requests for cartoons. I’m here to sort through a set of confusing circumstances and wrestle with God in prayer for discernment. Not long ago,…
4 Ways to Identify False Teachers in the Church
Do you know if your church or an online ministry you follow is preaching the true gospel or simply serving up a “feel good”, man-centered theology which will lead people astray? Let’s talk about 4 ways to identify false teachers in the church. I shut my laptop and began strumming my fingers in a nervous…
How To Live A Godly Life In An Ungodly World…Without Judging
How do we live a godly life in an ungodly world without a spirit of condemnation or judgement? How do we manage to sort out the sinful judgment of others from the Scripture’s command to “know their fruit?” I can’t tell you the number of times I’ve caught myself thinking, “I can’t believe she did…
