In Him All Things Hold Together
Angela Perritt
November 4, 2018
When life gets difficult, it’s hard to sometimes understand what God is doing. Attacks seem to come upon our lives
When life gets difficult, it’s hard to sometimes understand what God is doing. Attacks seem to come upon our lives
We don’t have much use for shields these days. Except when it comes to rain. Have you ever been caught
Do you love God? Have you been called into a saving relationship with Him, by grace through faith? Then, Christian,
I love that God put Jeremiah 32:27 in the Bible. I’ve needed that question asked to me numerous times throughout
When I first devoted my life to the Lord, I had no idea of the immense significance of the Bible.
The last time I traveled to Europe, I suffered such culture shock, a deep yearning for home I never could
When she was four, funny, and anything but fragile, my youngest got her first hearing aid. It had been a long
“Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son
“For the Lord watches over the way of the righteous, but the way of the wicked will perish.” – Psalm 1:6
I know a mama… who’s desperately praying over a hospital bed today, where her fragile boy lays working hard to
It’s hard to trust in a God who keeps His promises when those around us don’t. That’s why a study
His empty eyes caught my attention the second I stepped foot onto the school bus. As we rode to
Friends, I have to confess I’ve experienced a great deal of conviction over the last four weeks of our Jonah
In most of the prophetic books of the Bible, the focus is the message of the prophet. But in the
It was a cold, wintery afternoon when I received the letter. This was back when people actually wrote letters. There
It’s the end of the first week of school around here. Everyone’s tired. Everyone’s grouchy. And I had one of
I’m a sucker for second chances. I guess that’s because I’ve needed them so many times in my own life.
These days I’m in a beautifully refining stage of parenting. My kids are getting older, and daily life lessons are
Jonah 2 is the famous part of Jonah’s story where he gets swallowed by a great fish. It is while
If you’ve ever wondered if God can hear your prayers when you’re deep in the consequences of your sin, look
Think about a time in your life where you wish you could have just disappeared. I can think of many
Whoever says “I know him” but does not keep his commandments is a liar, and the truth is not in
When Jesus told His disciples, “Go into the world and preach the good news to all creation (Mark 16:15),” His
Nineveh was a wicked, wicked city full of people who were known for their cruelty in war (Nahum 2:12-13), evil
We need the powerful reminder found in the book of Jonah today. The reminder that God’s salvation is for all
We have come to the end of Ruth, but instead of ending the story with Ruth living happily ever after
Life is hard. It’s complicated. It’s messy. I have a friend who was unexpectedly, prematurely widowed. A friend who is
Oh, don’t you just love how Boaz is a man of his word? Right after Ruth heads back to Naomi
“[The book of] Ruth is a portrait of beautiful, noble manhood and womanhood. In a day when movies and television and
Can I tell you a secret? Ruth Chapter 3 has always made me a little nervous. I mean, am I
Good morning and welcome to week 3 of our Ruth study. Can you believe that we are now halfway
I used to believe in “good luck” – that events and opportunities in my life happened by chance and some
This weekend, I rolled down my window at a red light and tried to speak God’s kindness to a homeless
“So she set out and gleaned in the field after the reapers, and she happened to come to the part
It seems impossible to have hope when you are filled with pain and loss and your dreams have been shattered.
I am currently living in the land of teenagers, and within that privileged territory, I get to engage in some
We are very excited to be studying the book of Ruth with you. Ruth takes place during the time of
Years ago, I was traveling down a familiar road in my town and the stoplight ahead of me turned yellow
The game was called “How Well Do You Know Me?” We sat around the kitchen island at my sister-in-law’s house
As I sat at my computer trying to think of something inspiring to write, my mind reeled. Deadlines continued to
Think about your life, or more specifically your day, and make a list of things that make you happy. Now,
I spent the summer after my freshman year in college working at a Young Life camp nestled in the mountains
Money can be uncomfortable to talk about, so let’s talk about donuts first. Do most people like donuts? Yes. Can
Recently, I’ve been seeing a lot of women walk through incredible pain. Friends whom I have the blessing of knowing,
“I am the vine; you are the branches. Whoever abides in me and I in him, he it is that