Tag Archives: Trials

Peirasmos: A Path to the Crown By Joel B. 1 Peter 4:12 Beloved, think it not strange concerning the fiery trial which is to try you, as though some strange thing happened unto you: But rejoice, inasmuch as ye are partakers of Christ’s sufferings; that, when his glory shall be ...

One of my favorite books in the Bible is God’s holy word through James. Filling up merely a sliver of the Bible in five chapters, it’s not the longest by far, nor is it the shortest. It is just right, as baby bear would say. James is my go to ...

Tested, Tried, and Redefined One day, a man of God named Job was going about his daily business when suddenly one of his servants returned breathless. “’The oxen were plowing and the donkeys feeding beside them when the Sabeans raided them and took them away….at the same time, another messenger ...

Waiting On His Promises Resting on my knees I began to argue with myself about simple truths and a three-lettered word. My entire life stood in the balance before me uncertain of what the future held.  No longer could I continue to be the angry mother and unhappy wife that ...

Mark 4:37-38(NIV)—37) A furious squall came up and the waves broke over the boat…. 38) …. The disciples woke him and said to him, “Teacher, don’t you care if we drown? There will be tragedies, troubles, all kinds of worries, and heartbreaking events in our lifetime. These events may get ...