Is it okay for Christians to doubt? When we don't get answers or see God's guiding hand, it's hard to keep praying or walking forward in faith. Difficult times often cloud our perspective. Many Christians confuse doubt with unbelief and are afraid to admit those fears, but God is not threatened by our questions, and doubt does not negate our faith. Our doubts express a yearning to be sure of what-and who-we trust. When our questions are answered by trust, faith is fed and our doubts transform into deeper belief that pushes us toward a decision. 1. When we address doubt head-on our...
Posted by Sheryl Giesbrecht Turner on 09/07/2021
You are a new Christian. You have accepted Christ into your life. Where do you go from here? Many new Christians know they believe, but they don’t know what to do next to grow their faith. This inspirational book by Sandra Lott will give new Christians the direction they need to grow in Christ. ...
Posted by Sandra (Lott) Smith on 08/06/2021
During this interview with Marnie, Maribeth will share some of her favorite AHA insights including the stories behind: • Laughter and tears are only a moment apart, but joy is eternal. • When we allow God to use us, our suffering becomes sacred. • For us to understand the Lord’s ways, would be like teaching a dog algebra. • We don’t remember days and weeks, we remember moments. • When we allow our grief to be pushed aside, anger replaces it. • Sometimes my life felt like I was stepping on Legos and I couldn’t find the light switch. •...
Posted by Maribeth Ditmars on 08/03/2021
During this interview with Marnie and guest, Mycel Acquaah-Mensah, author of the newly released journal, Fearless and Brave, you’ll discover: • 5 ways to identify your potential by changing your minds. • The most important reason to make the right decision at the right time. • Why living without a purpose doesn't work and what to do about it. • The number three reasons you must act now. • The biggest mistake of negative words and how to avoid it. • The easiest way to guard your mind. • 3 simple strategies...
Posted by Mycel Acquaah-Mensah on 07/16/2021
During this interview with Marnie and guest, Stacey Wynn, you’ll meet God on the wrestling mat to deconstruct your journey in faith as we discover: Stacey’s definition of “deconstruction” and why it’s critical after seasons of devastation.How to make God your True North, and why you need Him as your compass.Why wrestling with God is fine, expected, and even foundational. What deconstruction looked like in the Bible. (Paul’s experience on the Damascus Road)How God empowers and equips women to further His Kingdom. Speaker, author, coach, corporate leader,...
Posted by Stacey Wynn, MDIV, PCC on 07/15/2021
uring this interview with Marnie and Laine Lawson Craft, author of the “Enjoy Today Own Tomorrow Journal,” you’ll discover: • How to connect with God anytime, anywhere to increase your joy. • Why faith needs frequent reactivation, and how to do it daily. • The most important key to turning your hurts into healing. • How to overcome discouragement. • How to experience God in both your heart and your head. • The power and surprising pleasure of growing more dependent on God. Laine Lawson Craft is a firecracker. This best-selling,...
Posted by Laine Craft on 07/07/2021
Jesus said in John 16:33, “I have said these things to you, that in me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation. But take heart; I have overcome the world” (ESV). We may think when we are suffering that God has abandoned us or is trying to "punish" us. But nothing could be further from the truth! God wants to develop important character traits in us, one of them being the beautiful gift of perseverance. If we're willing to open our hearts to what He has to teach us in our trials, we can better understand their value, experience peace in the midst of...
Posted by Jennifer Cadamore on 06/29/2021
During this hour with Marnie and guest, Jill Richardson, you’ll discover Communication Strategies for Speakers including: • How to lock in the longevity and relevance of your ministry and messages. • Communication strategies for a sound bite world. • Interactive techniques that work with women. • How to narrow down your message to maximize your impact. • What to do when confusion, overwhelm or lack clarity define the day (or season). • Identifying and addressing the #1 cause of communication failure. Dr. Jill...
Posted by Jill Richardson on 06/14/2021
Train to Reign: Living Your True Identity with Victory & Authority. During this session with Marnie and guest, Holly LaChappell, you’ll discover: Why DIY behavior modification doesn’t work and what to do about it.The most important aspect of your relationship with Jesus—and it’s not about performance. How to be a life catcher and a life giver, and the #1 reason you must act now. Your own Suffering-Coping Personality and the biggest mistakes we make emotionally, and how to avoid it. 6 simple strategies to grow your faith, courage, resiliency, self-control,...
Posted by Holly LaChappell on 06/11/2021
"When Kim de Blecourt and her husband decided to adopt a child from Ukraine, they knew that the process might be challenging. Nothing, however, could have prepared de Blecourt for the twisted nightmare she would endure. During her year-long struggle to extricate her newly adopted little boy from that post-Soviet country's corrupt social service and judicial systems, de Blecourt was intimidated, physically assaulted, and arrested. Worse, her months of loneliness, worry, and fear drove her to the brink of spiritual despair. But God had no intention of abandoning de Blecourt or her family....
Posted by Kim de Blecourt on 05/27/2021
Depending on God amid the noise, confusion, and troubles around you lands on a solid ground in Him and there is nothing in this world that can defeat you or take away your peace. To affirm God’s goodness amidst difficult times is as much an act of worship as it is a sign of integrity. Those who have trusted in Christ Jesus for salvation were never meant to live defeated, despairing, boxed-in, unhappy lives. In Romans 5:17, Paul writes that the “abundance of grace” we have received and receive every day, along with the gift of righteousness, enables us to “reign...
Posted by Mycel Acquaah-Mensah on 05/25/2021
Serving God with your whole heart when you have your prayers unanswered, or a secret frustration that you are waiting on God to intervene can sometimes challenge your faith. But when you serve God no matter your situation is, trust God for who He is...
Posted by Mycel Acquaah-Mensah on 05/18/2021
