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Guest Post by Author Lauri Lemke Thompson “Be kind and compassionate to one another.” Ephesians 4:32 (NIV). For fourteen days my husband and I had endured big-city traffic, bad drivers, getting lost, more fast food than we cared to recall, even smoke and wildfires. Not to say the Pacific Northwest isn’t beautiful. We were just …

When Hopes Are Dashed

Guest post by author C.A. Simonson Proverbs 13:12  -“Hope deferred makes the heart sick.” They didn’t understand. As the men walked toward Emmaus that day, they shared their disappointment. Jesus was dead. Another man joined them. “What are you talking about?” he asked. With hanging heads, they didn’t recognize him. “Don’t you know?” Then they …

Easter Morning

In one instant, everything changed. Death was cheated. Evil was defeated. Jesus had conquered the grave. All their hopes were restored in the light of Easter morning. Sadness turned to joy. Because that’s what God does; He transforms tears into joy, brings light to the darkness, heals the brokenhearted, and restores hope to those who despair.

Easter’s Eve

We can’t fathom the depths of sorrow the disciples and Jesus’ loved ones experienced when Jesus died on that cross because, unlike us, they didn’t know the end of the story. They didn’t grasp how bright their future would become because all they could see and focus on was their loss. They didn’t grasp the gift of grace Christ had so painfully purchased for their salvation. They had no inkling of the joy and insight Easter morning would bring.

Good Friday

As believers in Christ, we cling to the hope of the resurrection. Death no longer has the final word. Christ does. Death is merely a marker for the end of our temporal life here below and the start of our eternal life in heaven. Death has lost its bitter sting because Christ’s sacrifice on the cross swallowed death and brought eternal victory. One day, we will be reunited with Christ and our loved ones. Therein lies the hope that carries us through those darkest moments.

Heavenly Treasures

Guest Post by Author Nancy Lewis-Shelton “Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moths and vermin destroy, and where thieves break in and steal. But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moths and vermin do not destroy, and where thieves do not break in and steal. For where your treasure …

The In-Between

“The Lord is good to those who wait for him, to the soul who seeks him.”(Lamentations 3:25 ESV) In his book, The In-Between: Embracing the Tension Between Now and the Next Big Thing, Jeff Goins addresses our natural tendency to rush those inevitable pauses – those times of waiting – that are part and parcel …