Truthful Grace
Renew your heart with these inspiring articles about Overcoming by author and teacher, Melissa McLaughlin~ Truthful Grace. There is hope! Jesus is with you!
By Melissa McLaughlin Following Jesus We’ve all been there. There is a sting when we don’t fit in. Friends at school make plans for their party, but we don’t make the list. Co-workers overlook us during the lunch conversation. People give us that uncomfortable side-glance when we pray over meals. An unbeliever on social media … Read more
A Lifelong Pursuit of Christ As followers of Christ, we discover a journey that takes us through nourishing, green pastures, still waters of refreshment and at times, deep, dark valleys. Our Good Shepherd saves us, leads us, cares for us and loves us all along the way. Therefore, our greatest desire is to live for … Read more
By Melissa McLaughlin Overcoming We often feel our problems are too big or our struggles too great for the LORD to help us overcome. Take heart, the God who created us, can re-create us from the inside out, if we believe in Jesus Christ as our Savior and LORD and yield to His Spirit’s work … Read more
By Melissa McLaughlin The weight of sadness in this world with its division, hatred, animosity and harshness, at times feels like a heavy blanket of evil pressing against my soul. Every word spoken, seems to assume the worst and allows for no grace. Every news cast highlights the most destructive possible view of humanity. Every … Read more
By Melissa McLaughlin Another gruesome and wicked act of racial injustice carried out in our land. My heart dropped. My stomach sickened. My body heaved with grief. How did we get here, Lord? How can we bring justice, Lord? How can we bring healing, Lord? What is our response? Stealing, Killing, Destroying? Some have chosen … Read more
Feeling depressed or sad at Christmas? Struggling with holiday blues? Going through a hard time? Perhaps it was the loss of a loved one. Perhaps the loss of a job or ministry. Perhaps the loss of our health. Or perhaps just the slow grind of life in a broken world, that slowly wore away our gratitude for God’s blessings.
No matter the cause, the problem remains. How do I celebrate Christmas when I feel sad or low? Here are 4 ways to seek God and rest in His goodness this Christmas,
How can I get rid of bad thoughts? Here are 5 ways to break free of bad thoughts, fears, negative or impure thoughts, memories of failure or hurt. Do you struggle with thoughts that keep swirling through your mind? Read more here to find ways to break free!
What do you do when everything falls apart? When the relationship collapses, when the diagnosis is grim, when your job or ministry disintegrates. Here are 7 strategies to get you through the tough times in life.
Lori Cunningham – Guest Post This excerpt by author and speaker, Nan Jones, says it all: “I’ve only known Lori Cunningham a few short weeks through an online friendship, but I know there is something very special about her. I think of the beautiful, delicate rose whose petals have fallen to the ground only to … Read more