The story of Hannah and her husband, Elkanah, told in 1 Samuel 1, is fantastic. Hannah was barren, and it broke her heart. Other things complicated this, robbing her of joy. But there is one verse that changed everything: “She, greatly distressed, prayed to the LORD...
It happened while Jesus was praying in a certain place, after He finished, one of His disciples said to Him, “Lord, teach us to pray just as John also taught his disciples” (Luke 11:1 NASB). One of the famous statements I’ve heard for years says, “Discipleship is more...
The Bible tells of three people whose faith got Jesus’ attention: the Roman officer (Matthew 8), the woman with a blood disorder (Mark 5), and the mother whose daughter was demon possessed (Matthew 15). Jesus remarked about the way they demonstrated faith, and then...
