Through The Trials Then Noah built an altar to the Lord and, taking some of all the clean animals and clean birds, he sacrificed burnt offerings on it...

Waiting The water receded steadily from the earth. At the end of the hundred and fifty days the water had gone down. GENESIS 8:3 (NIV) The waters of t...

God my shepherd! I don’t need a thing. You have bedded me down in lush meadows, you find me quiet pools to drink from. True to your word, you let me c...

I have learned to go to God first when a relationship hits a rough spot. Every time I try to handle it on my own, I muck it up. WIFE OF A CANCER PATIE...

Trust God from the bottom of your heart;don’t try to figure out everything on your own.Listen for God’s voice in everything you do,everywhere you go;H...

This High Priest of ours understands our weaknesses, for he faced all of the same testings we do, yet he did not sin. So let us come boldly to the thr...

“… And you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.” JOHN 8:32 (NLT) Janette and Bill needed a fresh start so the chance to move out of s...

Early one morning, Gehazi, servant of the prophet Elisha, decided to take a walk around the city of Dothan. He was greatly dismayed to discover that d...

A cheerful heart brings a smile to your face; a sad heart makes it hard to get through the day. PROVERBS 15:13 (THE MESSAGE) The topic of conversation...

He that cannot forgive others breaks the bridge over which he must pass himself; for every man has to be forgiven. Five years ago, Jennifer Smith desc...

I really struggle with surrendering my plans to God. Surrender feels like weakness to me. That’s why I’ve memorized this quote by Henrietta Mears: “Th...

An outgoing and gregarious teenager, Michelle Dacus was president of her school’s Christian Club and active in her church. She looked forward to...

I’ll never forget the day the doctors looked at Jan and me and said, “You have cancer!” I didn’t want cancer, I wanted to live...

by Jan Dravecky And I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever. Psalm 23:6 When I was a child, I could grasp the idea of God a little bit; I though...

My command is this: Love each other as I have loved you. Greater love has no one than this, that he lay down his life for his friends. JOHN 15:12-13 (...

And “don’t sin by letting anger control you.” Don’t let the sun go down while you are still angry, for anger gives a foothold to the devil. EPHESIANS ...

Then Jesus told him, “Because you have seen me, you have believed; blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed.” JOHN 20:29 When dealing...

We know that the cancer battle isn’t always fought amidst a company of family members and friends. Some who face cancer fight on a very lonely battle-...

Have I not wept for the one whose life is hard? Was not my soul grieved? Job 30:25 When cancer takes up residence in a home, caring friends and extend...

There’s no such thing as a small soul. Anonymous Children may be small in stature, but we adults make a critical error if we assume that their smaller...

by Jan Dravecky When Dave had cancer, it seemed as if it was just happening to us—to Dave, the children, and me. It wasn’t until years later that I be...

Pray together consistently. Prayer is a great source of strength and unity for any couple, and it can be particularly helpful when you face a crisis. ...

And if one member suffers, all the members suffer with it… The apostle Paul referring to the family of Christ in 1 Corinthians 12:26 Many people...

He was despised and rejected by men, a man of sorrows, and familiar with suffering. Like one from whom men hide their faces he was despised, and we es...

by Jan and Dave DraveckyBear one another’s burdens, and thus fulfill the law of Christ. GALATIANS 6:2Cancer is a life-changing experience. It changes ...

Let us not love with words or tongue but with actions and in truth. 1 JOHN 3:18 (NIV) We know that comforting those who hurt is difficult and unfamili...

My days have passed, my plans are shattered, and so are the desires of my heart. Job 17:11 At what she calls “the naive age of 20,” Sally ...