A Powerful Love Father, Love, Pride, Struggle . In the children’s book Sidney and Norman: A Tale of Two Pigs, Norman is tidyand organized. Sidney struggles, and Norman judges him for… READ MORE
Jesus Did It First, For Us Guidance, Jesus, Silence, Struggle Children taking swimming lessons are instructed to jump into the water from theedge of the pool. For many children, this is terrifying. It’s not… READ MORE
Mercy And Judgment Challenges in Life, Circumstances, God's Judgment, Jesus' Death, Jesus's Resurrection, Judgment, Mercy, Struggle The judgment of the world is rarely tempered by mercy, making us apt to misidentify the world’s sufferings as the judgment of God. The… READ MORE
Struggle for Power God's power, Power, Sin, Struggle After the credits at the end of Marvel’s Thor movie, a hidden scene shows a conversation among Dr. Selvig, Nick Fury, and Loki. In… READ MORE
“I’ve Been to the Mountaintop” God's Promises, Progress, Racism, Struggle In his final speech, Martin Luther King Jr. declared, “But it really doesn’t matter with me now, because I’ve been to the mountaintop. …… READ MORE
The Importance of Honesty Failure, Honesty, Perseverance, Struggle, Transparency It’s important for Christians to realize and express with humility both their failures and their perseverance to grow as believers. It is easy to… READ MORE
Derek Redman Dependence On God, Faithfulness, God's Faithfulness, Struggle, Struggles, Trials, Trusting God, Weakness, Weaknesses During the 1992 Olympic Games, runner Derek Redman was injured as he rounded the final turn and was unable to complete his race, until… READ MORE
No Pain, No Gain Growth, Pain, Resistance, Sacrifice, Struggle “No pain, no gain!” Have you heard this as you were working out? The phrase stresses the idea that growth comes about painfully, through… READ MORE
Undercover Humiliity 2 Corinthians 8:9, Baptism, Christian Life, Employment, Hebrews 4:15, Hidden, Humility, Identification, Luke 2:51, Luke 9:58, Organization, Philippians 2:7, Struggle, The Incarnation, Undercover The reality show Undercover Boss has been on TV for 6 years and while it’s not taken as seriously anymore, the show was an… READ MORE
Jekyll And Hyde Battle, Belief, Double-Minded, Faith Doubt, Hebrews 11:1-40, James 1:7-8, John 20:27, Luke 24:38, Mark 9:24, Matthew 14:31, Proverbs 3:5-6, Struggle, Tension, Unbelief In the story of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, Dr. Jekyll is a peaceable man with many friends and a positive stature in the community…. READ MORE
Choosing Faith 1 Corinthians 15:10, 1 Timothy 1:12-14, Acceptance, Acts 10:15, Faith, Galatians 5:14, Grace, Gracious, Judgment, Matthew 22:39, Over-Achievement, Pressure, Struggle, The Gospel One of Shauna Niequist’s books is called Present Over Perfect: Leaving Behind Frantic for a Simpler, More Soulful Way of Living. She seeks to… READ MORE
The Benefits of Self-Control 1 Corinthians 10:13, 1 Corinthians 9:25, 2 Timothy 1:7, Benefit, Fighting, Love, Perseverance, Proverbs 16:32, Reward, Romans 12:1-2, Self-Control, Sin, Struggle, Temptation, United In the 1970s, psychologist Walter Mischel conducted an experiment where he gave a group of children the choice to either eat a cookie immediately… READ MORE
Sharing The Load 1 Corinthians 13:4-8, Body of Christ, Condition, Discipline, Galatians 6:2, Growth, Hebrews 10:24-25, John 14:26, Luke 10:30-37, Respect, Struggle, Teamwork, The Church, Unity, Victory In 2005, a biographical film about high school basketball coach Ken Carter was released called Coach Carter. In the film he takes on a… READ MORE
Gracious Engagement 1 John 4:7, 1 Thessalonians 5:11, Anxiety, Depression, Engagement, Ephesians 2:19, Freedom, Grace, Hebrews 10:24-25, Mental Illness, New Life, Romans 12:10-13, Shame, Struggle, Support Adam4d is a popular Christian webcomic that is often shared on social media. One comic specifically addresses the shame Christians who struggle with depression… READ MORE
