Tag: faith in hard times

Payment receipts and a cashier’s check on a courtroom bench as a man stands in the distance after being falsely accused.

When You Are Falsely Accused: One Thing After Another

Almost twenty years ago, a child-support mistake led to a warrant, jail, job loss, and more—even though I had the receipts. This is what that season taught me about false accusations, forgiveness, and trusting the God who always knew the whole story.

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Even at the End, My Marriage Vows Still Matter

Even at the End, My Vows Still Matter

What does it mean to honor your marriage vows when the marriage is ending? A personal reflection on sickness and health, unanswered questions, biblical abandonment, reconciliation, and choosing mercy even while letting go.

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The Soundtrack of Suffering

The Soundtrack of Suffering

Music sounds different when you’re walking through the valley. These are the hymns, worship songs, Christian rock, and metal tracks that have helped me through suffering, forgiveness, praise, and learning to move forward.

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Here Lies a Christian Young Man

Here Lies a Christian Young Man

Thirty-one years ago, my almost 16-year-old cousin Michael died in a tragic accident on Lake Cumberland. What happened that summer taught me how precious and short life truly is, and why our only lasting hope is found in Jesus Christ.

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Walking Through Grief and Adversity | Faith for Real Life

Walking Through Grief and Adversity

Life has a way of bringing multiple trials at once. This week I found myself grieving at a funeral while also wrestling with adversity in the workplace. Scripture reminds us that whether we’re facing death, difficult people, or seasons of suffering, God calls us to respond with faith, integrity, and hope in Christ.

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When Suffering Changes You: Lessons from 1 Peter 4

When Suffering Changes You

After one of the hardest years of my life, God used 1 Peter 4 to remind me that suffering isn’t wasted. Sometimes the greatest work God does isn’t around us, it’s within us.

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Wedding ring beside a hospital ID bracelet on a table, with a man looking out at the sunrise, symbolizing survival and faith after a widow maker heart blockage

The Widow Maker

At 38 years old, one month married, I found out my LAD — the artery they call “the widow maker” — was 99% blocked. My doctor told me someone was watching over me. This is the story of the warning my father never got, and what I’ve done with it since.

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A father and young son walking hand in hand down a quiet country road near sunset, representing the memory of a father’s love and the grief of losing him too soon.

The Day I Lost My Father

I was twelve years old the day I lost my father. I did not understand everything that happened, but I knew life had changed forever. This is the story of that day, the grief that followed, and the God I can now see was there even when I could not feel Him.

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