The remarkable movie Little Women sent me back to my worn copy of the novel especially the comforting words of Marmee the wise and gentle mother I rsquo m drawn to the novel rsquo s depiction of her steadfast faith which underlies many of her words of encouragement to her daughters One encouragement that stood out to me was this ldquo Troubles and temptations may be many but you can overcome and outlive them all if you learn to feel the strength and tenderness of your heavenly Father rdquo nbsp Marmee rsquo s words echo the truth found in Proverbs [... more]

Was the driver late with your food You can use your phone to give him a one-star rating Did the shopkeeper treat you curtly You can write her a critical review While smartphones enable us to shop keep up with friends and more they have also given us the power to publicly rate each other And this can be a problem Rating each other this way is problematic because judgments can be made without context The driver gets rated poorly for a late delivery due to circumstances out of his control The shopkeeper gets a negative review when she rsquo [... more]

Episode Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions Show Notes CoreChristianity com Questions in this Episode What does Jesus mean in John that he has overcome the world Why does Jesus teach the disciples not to lead us into temptation as if God is the one who tempts us A preacher warned me before taking communion that if I had sinned and taken holy communion that my soul would be condemned Is this true How can I prove that the stories in the Bible aren't a bunch of fairytales Today's Offer Faith Family Connection Request our latest special offers [... more]

When my husband and I were exploring a small rugged corner of the state of Wyoming I spied a sunflower in a rocky dry place where sagebrush nettles prickly cactus and other scraggly plants grew It wasn rsquo t as tall as the domestic sunflower but it was just as bright mdash and I felt cheered This unexpected bright spot in rough terrain reminded me of how life even for the Christian can seem barren and cheerless Troubles can seem insurmountable and like the cries of the psalmist David our prayers sometimes seem to go unheeded ldquo Hear me Lord [... more]