When trials and hard times come into our lives, we can find ourselves questioning God and becoming bitter. On today's episode of The Christian Habits Podcast (links below), I talk with Daniel Fusco about how developing resilience during trials can ... [ Read More ]
When Life is Hard: 3 Temptations & 3 Solutions
I don't know about you, but when life is hard, I'm often tempted to do things that aren't good for me. Eat, for example. Or waste time on my phone. Or sit like a lump on the couch and think of all the things that could possibly go wrong and how my ... [ Read More ]
When Life is Hard: A Bible Study on Trials
Don't you hate it when life is hard? The same old trials, over and over again? Sometimes I wish I could escape to Italy . . . or Hawaii . . or maybe even North Carolina. Anywhere nice and cushy and problem-free. Give me a chair by the water and ... [ Read More ]
How to Avoid Gaining Weight during Coronavirus
One of the things we tend to do during hard times is head to the refrigerator for comfort, excitement, or stress relief. The other night, the only thing that saved me from that was that I had no treats in the house--and didn't want to go out to buy ... [ Read More ]
Bible Study: When Life or Ministry is Hard
Do you ever feel like God is asking too much of you? Or like you’re the one who has to do all the work and everyone else gets off easy? When life or ministry is hard, often our first impulse is to run. We're not the only ones who want to ... [ Read More ]
25: Navigating Life’s Hardships – Joy’s Story
Are you ever tempted to give into self-pity, bitterness, or blaming God? In today's episode of the Christian Habits Podcast we'll learn how to navigate life's hardships with God's help. I'll be interviewing Joy Schroeder, a delightful and wise ... [ Read More ]
02: When Life is Hard: 11 Questions to Ask
Welcome to the Christian Habits podcast, episode two! I won't normally write a separate blog post to go with the podcast, but thought I would today so I could explain what it's like to do a podcast. The nice thing about blogging is that if you ... [ Read More ]
Bible Study: Keeping the Faith in the Storms of Life
It’s easy to get caught up in our problems and think, my life is a wreck and it's not going to change. Our eyes are on the problems and we begin to lose hope. When that happens to me, my best and often only hope is to get into the Word and see my ... [ Read More ]
20 Things to be Thankful For When Life is Hard
I hope you all have a wonderful Thanksgiving tomorrow celebrating the holiday with family and friends. It comes in the midst of an uncertain time in the history of our country and the world. A time that makes it easier to worry rather than to be ... [ Read More ]
Bible Study: The Temptations of Blogging
Sometimes I wonder if God wants me to keep blogging because it’s so hard on my relationship with Him. The temptations to worship things other than Him are overwhelming. I was wondering about that this morning so I turned to James for ... [ Read More ]