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We have a problem with the word "hope." In modern English, hope is a flimsy wish. We say, "I hope it doesn't rain," or "I hope I get the job." It implies uncertainty. It suggests that the outcome is u...

Your brain will not stop. You lie down at night and a crowd of thoughts shouts over each other. You replay conversations. You rehearse disasters. You solve problems that do not yet exist. And the hard...

You can sit in a room full of people and still feel alone. A crowded office, a full church, a family dinner, and the seat next to you still feels empty. Loneliness is not about the number of people ar...

We often accept mental decline or forgetfulness as a natural part of life. We say, "I'm just getting older," or "I'm not smart enough to figure this out." But if our identity is tied to Jesus, that in...

A lack of hope affects the physical body and the mind. When you lose hope, you wake up tired. You feel a sense of despondency. You look at your work and your family, and you see only bleakness. This s...

A doctor can prescribe medication for your panic attacks. A therapist can teach you to reframe your thoughts. But the Bible does something neither one can do: it tells you where fear came from, who de...

A prophet called down fire from heaven, won a national showdown against 450 false prophets, and outran a king's chariot. The next day, he asked God to let him die. That is burnout. Not a lack of talen...

A job title can change in one meeting. A relationship can end in one conversation, and an entire audience can vanish overnight. If your self-worth depends on any of these, it sits on a foundation that...

Elijah called down fire from heaven on a Tuesday. By Wednesday, he sat under a tree and asked God to let him die. That is not a story about weak faith. That is a story about a real prophet in a real b...

Social media promises to connect the world and make it smaller. The actual result is a documented rise in severe depression. Paul writes to Timothy that the last days will bring people who are lovers...

The world provides an endless stream of "gory" content. We see it in news scandals and screen dramas. Social media makes everyone else's life look perfect, which breeds comparison and depression. When...