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“Hardship is normal Christian living, defeat is abnormal.” – F. Dean Hackett – Foundational No one wants to hear that hardship, spiritual warfare, and coming under attack from our enemy is normal Christian living. Many Christians today were sold a false gospel, being told that coming to Jesus would cure all of their problems. To […]
There is no verse that commands us to read the Bible everyday. However, there are verses that indicate such great familiarity and understanding of the Bible, that I can’t help but think that daily Bible reading is not only a good habit for Christians – it is essential. Not only do I wish to explore […]
Are you having trouble maintaining a consistent quiet time? Are you discouraged because you don’t know where to start? Maybe you want to study your Bible more, but don’t know how to get started. One of the things I’ve found is that a lot of women struggle with taking their quiet times deeper. It is […]
Have you ever asked yourself, “How do I read the Bible?” Or wondered, “Where do I start reading?” Have you ever just opened up and read a random verse from your Bible, hoping that it was for you? And landed on “And then Judas went and hanged himself”. And thought, “Nope, that’s not it” and then […]
Thank your for your interest in this post! It has been moved to my companion blog MERLD Homeschool Mom. You can find that post here: 10 Printable Bible Verses for Homeschool Moms
Have you ever opened your Bible and didn’t know where to start? The Bible has thousands of pages…. 66 books…. and the eternal question with new believers is “Where do I start reading the Bible?” Actually, many seasoned believers ask the same question. After finishing one book, they often wonder where to move to next. […]
Are you confused and wondering where you should start reading in the Bible? You feel overwhelmed when trying to decide where to read You get bogged down in the first five books and give up Reading your Bible isn’t as hard as you’d think! All you really need are some Bible reading tips to help you […]
How seriously do we consider God’s laws today? When God gave us His Word, did He take into account what our culture would be like today: The rampant immorality The level of soft porn we see all around us The hook up culture on college campuses The amount of fornication portrayed by Hollywood Maybe today’s […]
I was somewhat dissatisfied with my post “Should Christian Parents Teach Their Children Safe Sex“. As I hit “Publish”, I felt like there was still so much left to be said, that there were avenues of this discussion I hadn’t yet explored and that needed to be addressed. My heart and prayer with this mini-series […]
How should we as parents approach the subject of sexual intimacy with our children in this generation where children lose their virginity so young? Can we expect our children should remain abstinence until marriage, or is that setting them up for failure? We know what the Bible says, but is it enough? The church today […]
Some time ago, I woke up and marched out to my “War Room”. Yes, I marched. I didn’t walk, I didn’t saunter, I didn’t even stumble in those early hours of the morning when normal people are sleeping. I marched. It was symbolic for me. Anyone who battles a chronic illness will understand what I’m […]
I don’t know about you, but as a woman I struggle a lot with anxiety. We’re told as moms that it is normal to worry about our kids; and that we’ll worry about them the rest of our lives. But does it really have to be this way. I think that as women we are […]
If there is anything I know about in my short life of just shy of 50 years, it’s anxiety. I’ve struggled with worry, fear and anxiety (my dad, Dr. Hackett, calls it WuFA) all of my life. I recall as a child laying in my bed paralyzed with the worst kinds of fear about things so […]
Have you ever had a panic attack? Felt the room closing in. Your heart pounding wildly. Your throat closing up, like you can breathe. You couldn’t focus on anything else but the thing that was causing you to panic. A fear of such immense proportion that afterward you felt all wrung out for days, and […]
“Lord, we need a generation of believers who are not ashamed of the gospel. We need an army of believers who hate to be lukewarm and will stand on Your Word above all else. Raise ’em up, Lord. Raise them up.” War Room: Prayer Is a Powerful Weapon by Chris Fabry The minute we receive Jesus […]
Do you love to read? Maybe you’re like me and you find that because of poor short-term memory, you can read the same book over and over and enjoy it as if you were reading it for the first time. Some people may call this a deficiency. I call it wonderful! I get to enjoy […]
Do you have a war room? Maybe it doesn’t look like Clara’s wall or Elizabeth’s closet. Maybe it’s a binder or journal, or maybe like me you make your whole house a war room. Maybe you haven’t created a war room yet. Today we’re going to discover why every Christian needs to have a war […]
Are you thinking of finally creating a war room? Maybe you have a war room already, but are looking for some powerful verses to remind you of God’s might that works in and through you. Here are 10 verses you need for your war room today, including a free printable! God’s Word is powerful and […]
The church today doesn’t hardly resemble the church I grew up in. While I don’t want to be like one of those “old fogeys” who constantly laments the fact that times have changed and things aren’t what they used to be, there are some things that never change. God’s Word never changes; neither do the […]
My heart pounded as I stared at the rolling credits to War Room on my screen. My prayer life wasn’t bad….per se. It just wasn’t good. It wasn’t effective. It wasn’t bold enough to scare away a baby demon, much less one brandishing a weapon bent on taking out me and my family! The next […]
Why is obedience to God’s Word so important for Christians? If God forgives, wouldn’t He just let the little things slip? Wouldn’t He just “pick His battles”, like our parents do? Does God really require full obedience all of the time to all of His commands? These are all crucial questions that we, as Christians, […]
Are you like me today? My alarm went off and I laid there debating on whether or not I could afford to sleep for another few minutes…or hour. My mind went through the usual litany of excuses: I was awake during the night I need my full 8 hours for good health I need to […]
Fasting is one of the most neglected Christian disciplines. Could it be that we lack a certain supernatural power in our personal lives and corporately because we do not practice the spiritual discipline of fasting? How and why should we fast, and what is it about fasting that infuses power in our prayer? Throughout the […]
Are Christians required to live by the Old Testament Law, or are we free from the Law because of the sacrifice of Jesus? If we’re not required to keep the Law, how far does that go? Are we free from keeping the 10 Commandments? If we’re required to keep the 10 Commandments, then are we […]
How we respond when we go through hard times is very important; just as is our attitude when we are fighting a spiritual battle, and that battle grows long and weary. It’s tempting to allow self-pity to creep in. To default back to our old thought patterns of, “This is the way it always goes for […]
