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    Whether we’re in pain or feeling good, we can always respond with joy!

    How are you? Often our circumstances dictate how we answer that question. But join us today as we discover what it sounds like to always respond with joy!

    Healing for wounded hearts and broken churches

    God, the Great Physician, has a prescription for wounded hearts and broken churches: laughter! Discover today why a cheerful smile and joyous laughter are God’s good medicine.

    Discover how to fight worry, fear, and doubt

    When troubles start to close in around us, and worry, fear, and doubt invade our hearts, God has given us a powerful tool to fight back! Join us as our special guest, Margaret Feinberg, discusses an unlikely weapon in our daily battles: joy!

    One Who Understands

    My friend’s husband was in the last stages of dementia. In his first introduction to the nurse who was assigned to care for him, he reached out for her arm and stopped her. He said he wanted to introduce her to his best friend—one who loved him deeply.

    Jesus’ interaction with a sick child and a worried dad struggling to have faith

    When our son or daughter is sick all we want to do is take away their pain. We try to soothe the sickness away. But sometimes the illness is so severe, we’re rendered helpless.

    How desperation led one man to brave embarrassment and rejection in order to see Jesus

    When we’re out of answers, desperation sets in. And often we’re led to do things we normally wouldn’t even consider!

    Find encouragement for your walk with God

    Ever feel like your faith is being tested? Don’t worry; you’re not alone! The group, with special guest Carol Kuykendall, share their own personal trials of faith and how God came through each and every time.

    Discover how God’s provision often comes when we are in a place of surrender

    Sometimes it takes drastic circumstances to lead us to depend on God. Perhaps you’re going through a particularly difficult season right now. Biblical and personal examples of God’s provision when we surrender to Him.

    Maybe you feel like God is testing your own faith right now

    Isaac was the answer to Abraham and Sarah’s lifelong prayer. So why would God ask them to give him up? Personal insights into Abraham’s “faith test.”

    Following God even when the road ahead is uncertain

    When life is good, trust comes easy. But when our journey starts to feel like an uphill battle, we sometimes question God’s methods. Let’s talk about “faith tests.”

    An encouraging story you won’t want to miss

    If you’ve ever been through a difficult season, you know the comfort a friend can offer. Today we welcome special guest, Carol Kuykendall to the discussion table. She’ll share her personal story of walking down cancer’s dark road, with close friend, Elisa, by her side!

    The Great Creator-Healer

    A few years ago, I had a rather serious skiing accident and severely tore the muscles in one of my legs. In fact, my doctor told me that the tear caused excessive bleeding. The healing process was slow, but during that time of waiting I found myself in awe of our great Creator (see Col. 1:16).

    Be Still

    Eric Liddell, memorialized in the film Chariots of Fire, won a gold medal in the 1924 Paris Olympics before going to China as a missionary. Some years later, with the outbreak of World War II, Liddell sent his family to safety in Canada, but he remained in China. Soon Liddell and other foreign missionaries were interned in a Japanese detainment camp.

    Hard Way To Strength

    Diamonds are beautiful and valuable gemstones, but their beginning is common carbon—black, dirty, and combustible. Through years of intense heat and high pressure, they become pure and strong. This makes them a good metaphor for spiritual strength; God uses intense outside forces to rid us of impurities and to perfect His strength in us.