The names we give our children often carry a great deal of meaning. There are so many factors to consider when choosing names. Do we want a popular name or something unique? Are there any relatives we wish to honor by…

What is the Gospel? According to Dictionary.com, among the meanings of “Gospel”, we find that it is: something regarded as true and implicitly believed

Over the next three weeks, Barbaranne Kelly takes us on a journey that builds on the strong foundation of God’s indescribable love. She takes us into the book of Hosea, an unlikely source of encouragement until you…

I’m not the person I thought I was growing up. I’m not that little girl, wide-eyed, full of wonder, filled with the expectation that life would go the way she planned, but it’s not all bad. I’ve discovered things…

Grief, loss, brokenness, those words are interchangeable. They are not just about physical death; it’s the death of our dreams, our hope, and sometimes our faith…

After the loss of my first daughter, and in the moments of raw honesty with God, I realized that I didn’t trust Him. I wanted him to fix my life, but He wanted something different…

“God, why?” I asked this question. I thought I wanted an answer. Looking back though, there was much more to my “why” questions than just an answer…

Did you sleep last night? There’s just something about the darkness that makes a difficult situation feel so much worse. Fears loom larger, diminishing the truth, and practically…

The day your world came crashing down, the date that will remain etched in your memory forever. You can barely breathe, and the breaths you do manage to take are shallow and…

Hospitals typically offer different levels of trauma care, from Level 1 for the worst possible needs to Level 5. Level 5 is similar to an Emergency Room prepared to diagnose, provide initial care and when necessary…

God plants resurrection power in our hearts and often shows us its impact through prayer. Not only does prayer take us into His presence. Prayer guides us in how to offer to others…

My husband Chuck pastored his first church at the age of 21. He had been a Christian for a year. Leading up to the life-transforming moment of meeting Jesus, he attended a religious school as a child, attended church regularly, participated in…

What drives you? What is your ultimate goal? When you come to the end of your life, what will be your identity…

Paul’s words stir up a longing in my own heart to know Jesus, to really know Him intimately. As we read in this passage, Paul’s mission in life was not to do more (“not having a righteousness of my own that comes from the law”). His mission was to…

I stood in front of our library, shelves filled with my husband’s books, looking for a commentary on Philippians. Every week I taught a women’s Bible study and our current series was a verse by verse study…

Deep depression most likely dragged Mary, and the disciples into a dark pit. The One she loved was dead. But there was one more thing she could do to serve her master…

They followed Jesus – they were His disciples and learned that to follow Him meant suffering. To follow Jesus meant dying to self, but following Jesus also gave them the opportunity to experience…

It is hard for us to fully grasp how limited women were in the days of Jesus. They were considered the property of men and had few rights. Women responded with joy to the radical way in which Jesus treated…

This is one of the most tender moments in Scripture. Mary and several women stood by the Cross as the soldiers squabbled over her dear Son’s clothing. Her little boy, Jesus, is brutally beaten…

Every woman, regardless of her age or station in life, can learn from the life of Mary. She is referred to as “highly favored” and is chosen by God to be a vessel for the arrival of our Savior on…