Category: Blog
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A Valiant Woman (Proverbs 31)
“I hate the Proverbs 31 Woman,” said my friend. “She makes me feel like such a loser. I will never measure up to her standard. I don’t even like reading those verses because they make me depressed.” Why talk about this woman if she’s so unattainable? I believe God included…
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Joy in Groaning
What makes us groan? Maybe we groan when we get out of bed. Or when we work with a difficult person on a project. Or when we look at the bathroom scale. Or when our favourite team loses. But there’s a deeper groaning—the groaning of the soul that suffers. We…
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From Suffering to Hope
How can we rejoice when we suffer? Where is hope in chronic illness or gripping anxiety? How do we persevere with uncertain finances, insufferable coworkers, struggling loved ones, or whatever else we face? In Romans 5:3-5 Paul doesn’t say, “Just deal with it. Toughen up!” He says, “Not only so,…
Annette Ford, Author & Speaker 