by Hannah Rau | May 18, 2022 | Christian Life
To be human and live on this earth means to suffer. Not just to suffer, of course; there are many joys we experience too. But all of us will experience hardship and hurt. When God first created the world, it wasn’t this way—everything was good. But now the world...
by Hannah Rau | May 10, 2022 | Christian Life
As a church, we’re meant to “encourage each other and build each other up” (1 Thessalonians 5:11, NIV). We can do this for each other in many ways, including prayer, words of wisdom and encouragement, service, discipleship, and so on. However, one part of the church...
by Hannah Rau | May 4, 2022 | Christian Life
May is Mental Health Awareness Month in the U.S. It’s meant to raise awareness about the need to take care of our mental as well as physical well-being and to reduce the stigma that still exists around seeking help for mental illness. Although it’s gotten...
by Hannah Rau | Apr 27, 2022 | Christian Life
Like many people, I’ve often resolved to read the Bible cover to cover, from Genesis to Revelation. I’d start out all excited with the account of creation and the flood, fly through the action-packed accounts of Israel’s escape from Egypt, enjoy the...
by Hannah Rau | Apr 20, 2022 | Christian Life
I recently saw on Facebook an ad for a church leadership conference. According to the ad, the goals for the conference included, among other things, promoting “relationships that enhance Kingdom growth” and, more alarmingly, “setting the church on fire.” As someone...
by Hannah Rau | Apr 12, 2022 | Christian Life
Holy Week is the seven-day period beginning on Palm Sunday and leading up to Resurrection Sunday (Easter Day). Holy Week is also called Passion Week, although this name is sometimes used for the week before Palm Sunday as well. Passion comes from the Latin word for...
