1. For Paul, the hope of the resurrection was the ultimate antidote whenever his circumstances tempted him to despair or to "lose heart."
  2. This article is written by guest contributor, Aaron Boerst
  3. The relationship with God through Christ and renewal in his image in Christ cannot be taken away or compromised through suffering.
  4. St. Patrick was great but only because he was a slave to Christ.
  5. The love of God in Christ Jesus never changes. That love is for you.
  6. Regardless of background or beliefs, every American I talk to seems on edge, as if the sky were about to fall. But the sky is not falling.
  7. He shows up when we are at our worst to usher us back to his side, lead us to repentance, rescue us, and reclaim us as his own.
  8. Sometimes, we get prayer dementia. We can’t remember what we were going to pray for, we can’t put the words together, and, frustrated, there is nothing we can do but sigh and groan.
  9. Regularly reading and hearing God’s Word helps us to keep a song in our hearts.
  10. What if the dissonance in this calendrical coincidence can be harmonized into a deeper melody?
  11. Christ's resurrection does not merely negate the bitterness of sin; it changes it into a source of divine sweetness, embodying the promise of a new life for us and a restored existence overshadowed by heavenly hope.
  12. God never delights in seeing his children struggle or suffer. But God does desire that we trust him no matter what the circumstances might look like.