Reading the Bible when life is hard
Longer pieces on the passages people reach for when they are worn out, grieving, anxious or afraid, and on what those passages actually say in context.
After Floodwater Gets Into Your Home: What to Do First, Free Help to Ask For, and Romans 15:13 for the Long Recovery
First steps after a flood, free help to ask for, and Romans 15:13 as a prayer for the long recovery.
What Is a Nondenominational Church? What the Word Means, What Named Churches Say They Believe, What to Ask, and James 1:5
Seen nondenominational on a sign or an invitation? What the word means, what named churches say about themselves, and questions any visitor can ask.
Catholic vs Protestant: How Each Describes Itself, Where They Meet, Where They Differ, and James 1:5 for the Question
Invited to a Mass or a Protestant service, or marrying across the two? Each tradition in its own words, and James 1:5 for asking.
When Your Child's School Goes Into Lockdown: What to Do While You Wait, How to Talk That Night, and Psalm 56 for the Fear
What schools ask of parents during a lockdown, what the alert words mean, Psalm 56:3-4 for the fear, and how to talk that night.
Should Christians Read the Book of Enoch? What It Is, Why Jude Quotes It, Which Churches Count It as Scripture, Where to Read It, and James 1:5 for Asking
Curious about the Book of Enoch, or warned off it? What it is, why Jude quotes it, which churches count it as Scripture, where to read it, and James 1:5 for asking.
When Loneliness Is Affecting Your Health: What the New Study Found, a First Step This Week, and Psalm 25 to Pray
This week's loneliness study in plain terms, small steps for this week, people to call, and Psalm 25:16-17 to pray tonight.
Prayer for Families of the Missing After a Flood or Storm: Where to Ask, What Helps, and Psalm 13 for the Wait
Somebody you love has not been found after the Nepal floods, Typhoon Dujuan or the Java Sea ferry. Where to ask tonight, what helps, and Psalm 13 for the wait.
Bible Verses After a Mass Shooting: Psalm 34:18 for the First Nights, Words for Children, and a Prayer for KwaMakhutha
Psalm 34:18 for the first nights after a mass shooting, where to call, words for children, and prayers for KwaMakhutha.
What to Say to Someone Who Lost Their Job: A First Text, Offers They Can Use, and Boaz Telling His Workers to Leave Extra
A first text to send tonight, offers that help beyond money, lines to leave out, Romans 15:13 to pray, and Boaz in Ruth 2.