FREE Webinar – Helping People Heal

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Topic: Helping People Heal Description: Words like porn, sex, and addiction are the kind of words we struggle to bring up in church. Whether we are in a small group or speaking from the pulpit, the shame that accompanies this taboo topic is overwhelming. But the longer we wait to start talking about it, the worse the problems are going …

Guest Blog: Rescued from the Cave of Betrayal

Annie DemaraGrief, Relationships, Uncategorized

Cave of Betrayal “Lord, may my husband be quick to agree with You in his sin.” The words were not my own, but those of a “pray for your husband guide” that I had been following. The timing of this prayer was not a coincidence. Just a couple of hours after that sentence left my lips, I found myself fully …

Celebrating Independence Day

Meg WilsonArchive, Encouragement, General

When it comes to Independence Day, most people think of celebrating with picnics and fireworks. Whereas I grew up in a military family, and this day has a deeper meaning for me. When I was young, my father was away for almost a year serving in Vietnam as an Air Force Navigator. My grandfather earned a purple heart during WWII …

Guest Blogger Becky: Quarantine and Betrayal

Annie Demaracurrent year, Encouragement, Grief

“My world has been turned upside down.  Nothing is what it was a few days ago. The future is unknown and the uncertainties seem to multiply by the day.  While some things of life must go on, preparing meals, work, and exercise, there are moments of pause within the day.  Those moments when it will suddenly hit me…what just happened?  …

The Darkness Before the Dawn

Annie DemaraEncouragement

In The Midst of the Pandemic… As news outlets inundate us with Coronavirus information and infection updates, it is hard to escape the reality of our world’s current situation.   As a result, it is easy to experience fear and wonder about the uncertainty of our own personal situation.   Will there be sufficient income to sustain me and my family?  How …