by Laura Naiser | Sep 5, 2017 | Depression/Anxiety/Fear, Events, God's Character and Kingdom, Impacting Our World, Resources for Bible Study
My friend, Jason, lives in the Houston area and recently updated his Facebook status to these words: Isaiah 43:2. Why would he choose those words? I can’t speak for Jason, but knowing what a strong believer he is, I suspect it is because he knows the context of...
by Laura Naiser | Sep 14, 2016 | God's Character and Kingdom, Relating With God and Other People, Relationships
I was a time-bomb waiting to blow. So when the lady started bossing around me and everyone else in the concession stand, snipping at us over the most trivial little things…Kaboom! She snapped at me and I snapped back. I should have been able to have more patience. I...
by Laura Naiser | May 2, 2016 | Depression/Anxiety/Fear, God's Character and Kingdom, Relating With God and Other People, Resources, Resources for Abundant Living
My prayers lately have been increasingly filled with intercession on behalf of many who are enduring illness, grief, uncertainty, and trials of many kinds. And as I look around at our world and the rampant chaos and suffering, I, like the prophet Habakkuk, cry out to...
by Laura Naiser | Apr 18, 2016 | Depression/Anxiety/Fear, God's Character and Kingdom, Relating With God and Other People, Resources, Resources for Abundant Living
When my youngest son, Justin, was about 5, we bought him an Indiana Jones action figure set. He loved it and played with it all the time. But, one day I noticed he hadn’t played with it in a while. In fact, he had tried to hide it. When I asked him about it, he hemmed...
by Laura Naiser | Apr 11, 2016 | God's Character and Kingdom, Relating With God and Other People, Relationships
I recently spoke at an event about how we can love God and one another at all times, even the hard times, if we love with God’s agape love. And that brought up the question: If love “always protects, always trusts, always, hopes, and always...
by Laura Naiser | Mar 29, 2016 | Depression/Anxiety/Fear, God's Character and Kingdom, Impacting Our World, Inspiration, Relating With God and Other People, Resources, Resources for Abundant Living
Even when we are excited, energized, and eager to pursue God’s calling on our lives, there are inevitably times when it gets scary. And if you’re not periodically frightened by the challenges you face, may I respectfully suggest you are probably living...
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