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. 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.
  7. 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.
  8. 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.
  9. My goal here isn’t to selfishly reflect on all the reasons I will miss Rod because I know that if you are reading this, you may miss this man, too.
  10. In an autobiographical telling, Gretchen Ronnevik shares the fate of two different fathers and the hope she has in Christ.
  11. When the waters of anxiety and depression rise, there is One who understands.
  12. We do not choose our struggles, but there is One who has chosen to always be with us.