As parents, we frequently feel that we need to press the “help button.” I believe all of us understand the importance of our role in the lives of our children. Because of that awareness, parental responsibilities can be overwhelming and we need help. Although we would like to be perfect parents, it’s not possible. There […]
Storms are part of life. Everyone faces storms, there is no escaping that fact. Some storms can feel overwhelming and we may wonder how we make it. Storms can make us wonder if we will survive. The disciples faced a storm that made them wonder if they would survive. Luke 8:22 describes the storm’s intensity
My Muslim family trained me well. They trained me to tell little white lies. I was a lying machine. Lies were normal for me. I used to live with masks. No one knew the real me. But after I met Jesus, I had to break the habit of lying. Those lies got me into trouble.
What does the Bible tell us about the blood of Jesus? What is its significance? When Jesus went to the cross to die for our sins, His blood was shed for us. There was no other way that we could be saved, except that Jesus become a perfect sacrifice for us. He bought and paid
Written by Kat W. “Don’t worry about anything; instead, pray about everything. Simply tell God what you need, and thank him for all he has done. Only then will you experience God’s peace, which exceeds anything we can understand. His peace will guard your heart and mind as you live in Christ Jesus.” (Philippians 4:6-7) If you
Keiko Chibana-Shinn | Rediscovering Prayer “Nothing can separate us from the love of Christ” – Ro. 8: 39 Creation itself is waiting to see and experience the glory of the children of God. It’s almost like creation is our audience just waiting at the edge of its seat. Creation is found immersed in the crux of
Written by Kat W. Dear Friend, This week I felt lead to share about the freedom you can have from the darkness that is depression. Depression is very real and so many people, even Christians, go through it. It can cause us to feel isolated, alone, and hopeless…like everything around us is falling apart. Satan
Keiko Shinn | Rediscoveringprayer.com Jesus answered, “It is written: ‘Man shall not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of God.’” Matthew 4:4 Our identity is continually being fashioned and renewed by every word that comes from the mouth of our heavenly Father. All of creation and everything that sustains
By Keiko Shinn | Rediscovering Prayer From the lips of babes and infants you have established strength, because of your adversaries, that you might silence the enemy and the avenger. Ps. 8:2 It’s a powerful statement to say “life and death lie in the power of the tongue.” (Pro. 18:21) However, before we even speak,
Prophecy refers to hearing God and releasing that word to others. Prophecy can be given by someone who is considered a prophet, but also by any believer who operates in the gift of prophecy. Prophecy reveals God’s heart, it is not foretelling the future. There are prophetic words that are spoken that God has determined
A stronghold in the mind is a structure that holds or maintains a belief system. In military terms, a stronghold can be a bunker or a fortress. A stronghold can be difficult to penetrate because it is heavily fortified and protected. A stronghold in the mind is also heavily fortified and not easily penetrable. A
Warfare prayer is a strategy God has given us to defeat our spiritual enemies. Spiritual enemies are those that are not human, or flesh and blood, but those that reside in the spiritual, unseen realm. Ephesians 6:12 says that we do not wrestle with flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the powers, against