"Do not let your hearts be troubled... I will come back and take you to be with me, that you also may be where I am."  John 14:1-3The night before His death, Jesus sat in an upper room with the twelve...  Read More

"Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted."  Matthew 5:4Somewhere along the way, grief got confused with a lack of faith. The unspoken rule became: if trust in God is real, sadness shou...  Read More

"But whatever were gains to me I now consider loss for the sake of Christ. What is more, I consider everything a loss because of the surpassing worth of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord."  Philippians 3:7...  Read More

"The priests who carried the ark stopped in the middle of the Jordan and stood on dry ground, while all Israel passed by until the whole nation had completed the crossing on dry ground."  Joshua 3:17T...  Read More

"As soon as the priests who carried the ark reached the Jordan and their feet touched the water's edge, the water from upstream stopped flowing."  Joshua 3:15-16Here's a detail that changes everything...  Read More

"When you see the ark of the covenant... you are to move out from your positions and follow it."  Joshua 3:3Look closely at Joshua 3 and notice what God never hands His people: an itinerary. No five-y...  Read More

"After the death of Moses the servant of the Lord, the Lord said to Joshua... get ready to cross the Jordan River."  Joshua 1:1-2Before God ever says cross, a funeral happens. Moses is dead. The leade...  Read More

"Then you will know which way to go, since you have never been this way before."  Joshua 3:4Every new season shows up looking like a highlight reel. The new job comes with a title and an offer letter....  Read More

"And I am certain that God, who began the good work within you, will continue his work until it is finally finished on the day when Christ Jesus returns."  Philippians 1:6Picture a waiting room at two...  Read More

"For just as we share abundantly in the sufferings of Christ, so also our comfort abounds through Christ."  2 Corinthians 1:5There's a difference between sympathy and empathy, and most people feel it ...  Read More

"He comforts us in all our troubles so that we can comfort others. When they are troubled, we will be able to give them the same comfort God has given us."  2 Corinthians 1:4Read that verse slowly and...  Read More

"...who comforts us in all our troubles..."  2 Corinthians 1:4Paul wrote this same letter just a few pages after mentioning something he begged God to remove three times, a thorn in the flesh that nev...  Read More