A guidance prayer for strength for the fork in the road, when you need both the push and the direction. Plus the shepherd hiding at the end of Psalm 28.
How Long Does Grief Last? The Bible Keeps Two Clocks
How long does grief last? The Bible sets mourning periods of 7, 30 and 70 days, then records a father who grieved his son for about 22 years. Both are true.
Prayer for Someone Who Is Dying: Two Borrowed Prayers
A prayer for someone who is dying, built from two Bible prayers the dying have leaned on for centuries. Short words to say at a bedside, even through tears.
I Feel Nothing When I Read the Bible. So Did They.
I feel nothing when I read the Bible: two men walked miles beside the risen Jesus and felt nothing either. Luke 24 says their eyes were held shut, not closed.
What Does the Bible Say About Nightmares? The Verse Says “When”
What does the Bible say about nightmares? Proverbs 3 promises sweet sleep, then says sudden fear will come anyway. Here is who keeps watch when it does.
How to Use a Prayer Candle: Daniel’s Window Was Already Open
How to use a prayer candle, step by step: where to set it, when to light it, a prayer to pray, and the quiet detail in Daniel 6:10 that makes the habit stick.
What to Say to Someone Who Lost a Pet (and What Not To)
What to say to someone who lost a pet: simple words that help, the phrases that quietly hurt, and an old story about one little lamb that still gets it right.
What Does the Bible Say About Visiting Graves? The Woman Who Would Not Leave the Tomb
What does the Bible say about visiting graves? Scripture bans consulting the dead, not remembering them. And the risen Jesus spoke first to a woman who stayed.
Religious Candle: Why “Always” Meant Every Evening
A religious candle is only as good as the evenings you come back to it. The Tabernacle lamp was told to “burn always” – then tended from evening to morning.
Why Does God Isolate You? Jesus Came Out Looking for Company
Why does God isolate you? Mark says the Spirit drove Jesus into the wilderness – but only for forty days, and the first thing he did after was go find company.