When a woman loses a baby to stillbirth or miscarriage, it feels like the ground has fallen out from underneath her. Because every experience is different, the grief that follows can be extremely isolating and misunderstood. Speaking from experience, in You Are Still a Mother: Hope for Women Grieving a Stillbirth or Miscarriage, Jackie Gibson reaches out, offering the only balm that will bring...
In this episode of Straight to the Heart, Adriel Sanchez shares with our host, Rush Witt, how the Lord’s prayer can be used as a fresh and helpful guide for those of us who struggle in our prayer lives. Adriel also shares practical principles that will help you to pray faithfully, as well as the not-so-well-known National Day of Prayer, on Thursday, May 2. Timestamps: 1:53 – Welcome4:11...
Creatures, by definition, are less than their Creator. He is infinite, we are finite; he is unlimited, we are limited. David P. Murray One of the most important self-care strategies I use on a regular basis is setting healthy boundaries. While the word boundary is not found in Scripture, we find this term helpful to describe how we respond to Scripture’s encouragement to recognize our limitations...
Here’s a primer on the internal combustion engine. It’s the kind of engine most of us have in our cars. It’s what moves the car from place to place. The mixture of fuel and fire in the engine create a lot of heat and a lot of friction. That’s why your engine is continually bathed with oil. It keeps the friction from destroying the engine and bringing the car to a grinding halt. Every marriage has...
In this episode of Straight to the Heart, our guest is Julie Lowe. She and Rush Witt discuss an important topic that is on the minds of parents, teachers, pastors, and anyone who cares about the souls of kids—bullying. From her experience of counseling children, Julie shares practical, biblical wisdom for recognizing bullying, navigating the influences of social media in our digital world, and...
