Advent 2025, Week 3: Psalm 139, Part 5 This guest post is by Molly Stouffer, a ministry student at Regent University. Does anything feel like darkness in your life right now? Maybe it’s sin that you can’t seem to shake yourself from, or shame that you’ve carried for such a long time that you feelContinue reading “The light that never goes out”
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The significance of the night being bright as day for God
Advent 2025, Week 3: Psalm 139, Part 4 This guest post is by Molly Stouffer, a ministry student at Regent University. In Psalm 139, verse 12, when David explains that the dark is not too dark for God, it’s because the night is bright as the day. But how? To understand this, think about theContinue reading “The significance of the night being bright as day for God”
Knitting in the dark
Advent 2025, Week 3: Psalm 139, Part 3 This guest post is by Molly Stouffer, a ministry student at Regent University. I’ve been trying to learn how to crochet since 2023. People who aren’t familiar with knitting or crocheting might see them as the same thing. I disagree entirely. I can kind of do crocheting,Continue reading “Knitting in the dark”
Do you feel comfort and/or anxiety in God’s presence?
Advent 2025, Week 3: Psalm 139, Part 2 This guest post is by Molly Stouffer, a ministry student at Regent University. In Psalm 139, verse 11, David writes, “Darkness shall cover me.” The word, “cover,” in the Hebrew is the same word that’s used all the way back in Genesis 3:15, when God is speakingContinue reading “Do you feel comfort and/or anxiety in God’s presence?”
The burdens of life are real
Advent 2025, Week 3: Psalm 139, Preview What is weighing heavily on your heart and mind this week? Here are a few snippets of text conversations I had this week, all of show the tell-tale signs of burden. Maybe one of these will resonate with you. “Gonna have a hard conversation this weekend, with [—]:Continue reading “The burdens of life are real”
What a church community should be doing – 1 Thessalonians 4:9-10; 5:11, 14, 27, Part 5
Editor’s Note: I once again welcome Molly Stouffer as guest blogger. Molly is from Hagerstown, MD, studying Pastoral Ministries at Lancaster Bible College. What does your church community do? Are they doing what they should be doing? In this week’s final post on 1st Thessalonians 4:9-10; 5:11, 14, 27, Paul emphasizes something important any churchContinue reading “What a church community should be doing – 1 Thessalonians 4:9-10; 5:11, 14, 27, Part 5”
Brotherly love is patient – 1 Thessalonians 4:9-10; 5:11, 14, 27, Part 4
Editor’s Note: I once again welcome Molly Stouffer as guest blogger. Molly is from Hagerstown, MD, studying Pastoral Ministries at Lancaster Bible College. When you’re watching TV and a commercial comes on, do you change the channel or wait for the show to come back on? When you’re watching a YouTube video and there isContinue reading “Brotherly love is patient – 1 Thessalonians 4:9-10; 5:11, 14, 27, Part 4”
How to be an encourager – 1 Thessalonians 4:9-10; 5:11, 14, 27, Part 3
Editor’s Note: I once again welcome Molly Stouffer as guest blogger. Molly is from Hagerstown, MD, studying Pastoral Ministries at Lancaster Bible College. It can be easy to encourage someone who’s got it all going well. But what do we do when someone comes to us after they lose a job? Their relationship ends? AContinue reading “How to be an encourager – 1 Thessalonians 4:9-10; 5:11, 14, 27, Part 3”
Where true love is found – 1 Thessalonians 4:9-10; 5:11, 14, 27, Part 1
Editor’s Note: I once again welcome Molly Stouffer as guest blogger. Molly is from Hagerstown, MD, studying Pastoral Ministries at Lancaster Bible College. Almost a month ago, my favorite football team, the Eagles won the Super Bowl. And the week following that, there was great big parade to celebrate in the City of Brotherly Love.Continue reading “Where true love is found – 1 Thessalonians 4:9-10; 5:11, 14, 27, Part 1”
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