Mark 9:24

How do we hold on to our faith when someone we care about has cancer? When our parent, spouse, child or friend only has months to live, our faith takes a beating. We might wonder if God is willing to heal our loved one. Or if He’s able to sustain us as we watch their illness progress.…

What do you do when you don’t get the answer to the prayer you wanted? I’m sitting in a hospital room with my son while I write this. He had a challenge for his peanut allergy today (where he eats peanut butter and they gauge his reaction to see if he still has the allergy) and it didn’t go well.…

And straightway the father of the child cried out, and said with tears, “Lord, I believe; help thou mine unbelief.” -Mark 9:24, KJV Like this father, sometimes we need help with our unbelief. I believe anxiety (non-medical kind) and fear are rooted in unbelief in God’s goodness towards us. More specifically, we struggle to believe … Continue reading “Fear and Anxiety Rooted in Unbelief”…

Hello World!!! As I said in a previous post, my Bible study class is reading the book of Genesis and apparently, we will go through the entire Bible over the course of several months… Since I grew up in church, I have read passages in probably most of the books of the Bible over the course […]…

And Jesus said to him, “’If You can?’ All things are possible to him who believes.” Mark 9:23 Sometimes as I contemplate the seemingly insurmountable obstacles ahead, believing that God is at work seems like a far-off dream.…

Have a c-section or back surgery and you’ll find out– really fast– how important your abdominal muscles are. That’s why you hear, over and over again in the fitness world, that you must strengthen your core. “You have to focus on strengthening those abs . . .your middle. . . your body’s center of power.” ……

Why Start Your Faith Journey with the Book of John by Brenda Wood. As we learn to believe, we will learn to trust, and the more we do that, the more we will pray and obey.…

And straightway the father of the child cried out, and said with tears, “Lord, I believe; help thou mine unbelief.” -Mark 9:24, KJV Like this father, sometimes we need help with our unbelief. I believe anxiety (non-medical kind) and fear are rooted in unbelief in God’s goodness towards us. More specifically, we struggle to believe … Continue reading “Fear rooted in unbelief”…

I’m really glad there isn’t a lie detector machine at my doctor’s office. Because when she asked me if I “ate clean” I’m fairly confident I let the word “Yes” slip out of my mouth. Of course, as long as tortilla chips, Velveeta dip, street tacos, and M&Ms are clean. I told the truth. Alas, ……

Can faith and fear coexist? It’s a question that I’ve asked myself hundreds of times. Can I be anxious and still have faith in God?…