Faith

How to Guard your Faith with the Names of God

by Lana Christian · Filed Under: Advice, Faith, Hope · on: August 31, 2020

Tessa Afshar, one of my favorite Biblical fiction authors, was recently featured in the pilot of Morning Star Bright Lights, a podcast sponsored by an independent Christian bookstore on the East Coast. The host closed by asking Afshar what word she would give to their listeners. Without hesitation, she replied, “We have to guard our faith.”…

Why Shattered is Still God’s Whole

by Lana Christian · Filed Under: Assurance, Faith, God at work · on: August 17, 2020

What do you picture when you hear the word “shattered”?…

When God’s “Yes” is Murky

by Lana Christian · Filed Under: Discernment, Faith, Trust · on: August 2, 2020

Last week I got an affirmation from God. But I’m not sure what to do with it….

When Doing Right Gets Old

by Lana Christian · Filed Under: Encouragement, Faith, Perseverance · on: July 27, 2020

Do you ever get tired of doing the right thing?…

Navigating God’s “Possible”

by Lana Christian · Filed Under: Faith, Hope, Persistence · on: July 13, 2020

How many times in the last six months have you asked yourself, “What the heck am I supposed to do next?”…

Why Perseverance Matters so Much to God

by Lana Christian · Filed Under: Encouragement, Faith, Perseverance · on: June 21, 2020

“Enthusiasm is common. Endurance is rare.”
“Without effort, your talent is nothing more than unmet potential.”
“Potential is one thing. What we do with it is quite another.”…

Dear Moms: Imperfection is OK

by Lana Christian · Filed Under: Assurance, Encouragement, Faith · on: May 10, 2020

This week as I listened to Peter Hollens’ breathtaking rendition of “Mary Did you Know,” it prodded me to think about Mothers Day and Jesus’ mother….

God Works in the Fullness of Time

by Lana Christian · Filed Under: Faith, Patience · on: May 3, 2020

Mothers Day is around the corner, and the thought of it floods me with flashbacks of my pregnancy….

The Fullness of Time

by Lana Christian · Filed Under: Faith, God at work · on: April 26, 2020

I keep hearing people say they have time on their hands because of shelter-in-place restrictions. Somehow I missed that memo….

Engraved in Easter

by Lana Christian · Filed Under: Faith, Love, Worship · on: April 13, 2020

The Rosetta Stone is considered one of the seven game-changing archaeological discoveries of all time. Its inscription is engraved in Greek, Demotic (everyday Egyptian), and hieroglyphics (Egypt’s sacred script for tombs and monuments)….