Are you frustrated that your life is full of battles and trials and not enough victories? Is your life a daily struggle to keep your head above water? Are the battles of life wearing you down? Have you been asking yourself, "What am I missing? "Winning in the Battles of Life will teach you how to tap into the power of God to remove strongholds and barriers so you can live the life of victory that Jesus came to provide. In this anointed teaching, you will discover: God's protection for the battle; How Jesus ensures your victory daily; How to overcome the traps of...
Posted by Joan E. Murray on 09/08/2022
Pain and suffering in our lives do not equal a lack of love from God. Instead, they reveal, at the right time, a divine and perfect purpose packed with love. Are you searching for hope amidst a trial? Beauty Beyond the Thorns offers a transformative perspective on where it can be found. Darci weaves biblical stories with modern-day stories, including her arduous journey through chronic pain, to demonstrate how God can turn life’s unexpected curveballs into victorious home runs. This is a story about the upside of suffering. In Beauty Beyond the Thorns, you will learn: Suggestions...
Posted by Darci Steiner on 08/06/2022
Beauty Beyond the Thorns Study Guide: Discovering Gifts in Suffering is a companion to the book, Beauty Beyond the Thorns: Discovering Gifts in Suffering. In this study guide, you will be led to write about your journey of suffering so that you can find the beauty often hidden behind hardship. Each chapter draws information from the book, encouraging you to personalize its teachings so you not only read stories of healing, but you also experience personal healing. Study Guide for Beauty Beyond the Thorns: Discovering Gifts in Suffering is a study guide...
Posted by Darci Steiner on 08/06/2022
If you are experiencing a season of suffering, you will find hope, humor, and healing throughout the pages of Beauty Beyond the Thorns: Discovering Gifts in Suffering . Modern-day stories of suffering are paralleled with biblical accounts that will both enrich your understanding of the Bible and provide hope for your personal journey. We all need healing, whether experiencing physical or emotional pain from the thorns of divorce, job loss, grief, addiction, disability, or financial troubles. When we follow Jesus, God offers us gifts such as joy, hope, compassion, and mercy to help us...
Posted by Darci Steiner on 10/30/2021
Are you at a point in your life where you want to give up right now? Are you facing an obstacle that seems impossible to overcome? Are you tired of simply accepting what comes at you instead of living the courageous life you know you were meant to live? Leslie Jackson understands that feeling. In her book, Change Course; One Lady’s Race from Acceptance to Adventure, Leslie shares the serious trials she’s faced in her life—and how she overcame them. Leslie@SozoLove.com ...
Posted by Leslie Jackson on 09/02/2021
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
Balanced Leadership Rest for the Weary Leader. During this hour with Marnie and guest, Verna Bowman, you’ll discover: Why leaders are especially vulnerable to imbalance. (striving to measure up and keep up no matter what is going on in our personal lives)The difference between being busy vs. being weighed down.What to do when the weight of trials and challenges collide with leadership.How to appropriate Jesus’ promise in Matthew 11:28. Come – all who are weary and wounded from the current stress Yoke – yoking together...
Posted by Verna Bowman on 04/08/2021
Maribeth is a multi-published author. Her most recent book, Dancing in The Minefields, One Woman's Faith Journey through Child Loss, Addiction, and Adversity. Dancing in the Minefields gives inspiration to all those who have suffered through trials and tragedy, including child loss and addiction. ...
Posted by Maribeth Ditmars on 08/15/2020
Kristin is a contributing author to the new She Writes for Him: Stories of Resilient Faith. It’s not often we speak about abortion, shame, betrayal, depression, anxiety, and loss in our circles of faith. It can be uncomfortable as we try to reconcile why a good God allows suffering and pain. Life is messy, and yet we need not silence these stories. She Writes For Him: Stories of Resilient Faith is written by brave women who have boldly ventured out to tell their hard stories. These resilient women have found that God can be trusted in the midst of difficult and tragic circumstances. They...
Posted by Kristin Clouse on 05/07/2020
Trials, we all endure them and some are so bad we do not think we will make it, despair sets in with a feeling within that life is coming to an end! You just cannot take it. Hannah must have felt that way. Hannah and Elkanah were married and in love and wanted to grow their love into a family. There was just one problem with that, she was barren. Months became years and tears filled her heart. What Hannah did not realize, was that her barrenness would blossom into Samuel. He was a prophet, a priest and the last of the judges and the first to anoint kings. ...
Posted by Sandra (Lott) Smith on 07/31/2019
A Powerful, MUST read Book! Learn more about this story.... CLICK HERE A Candid Story Of: Darkness of alcohol & drug abuse for user and family membersA mom's prayers & tough loveImpact of a school teacherStrength to stay in a marriage through all the trials of lifeMiracle of a life saved from a fatal motorcycle accident To purchase CLICK HERE ...
Posted by Sue L. Hamilton on 01/31/2019
Many Christians do not have a full understanding of what it means to fight the good fight of faith. They try to live by faith but in the face of everyday trials and failures, they find themselves disillusioned and discouraged, wondering if they have done something wrong or if living by faith only works for others. The problem for most is simply a lack of understanding regarding what faith is and how it works. This book, inspired by the Book of Joshua, reviews three tools a person can develop to Fight In Faith: 1) embracing God’s promises, 2) courage and commitment under pressure and 3)...
Posted by Barb Roose on 01/30/2018
