by Kathryn Hausmanis | Jan 30, 2018 | Anger, Depression, Encouragement, Hope, Inspiration
I still can’t find the verse. You know, the one that says believers will be bubble-wrapped and protected from having a hard time in this world. I did find what Jesus said in his sermon on the mount: “Blessed are you when people insult you, persecute you and falsely...
by Kathryn Hausmanis | Jan 25, 2018 | Faith, Hope, Salvation
Growing up in today’s world, where you might get a participation ribbon for showing up and a hero’s reputation for doing anything thoughtful, it isn’t hard to start feeling like you are someone special – a cut above the average. Being somewhat, half-decently good as a...
by Kathryn Hausmanis | Jan 22, 2018 | Church, Faith, Hope, Salvation
Apologist Ravi Zacharias lays it out clearly in his book The Grand Weaver (p. 42) “What the brain is to the body, the mind is to the soul.” Zacharias notes that what we call faith is “a thing of the mind. If you do not believe that God is in control and has formed you...
by Kathryn Hausmanis | Jan 19, 2018 | Depression, Family, Hope
Psalm 68:6 says “God sets the lonely in families.” The Vancouver Foundation consistently claims that loneliness is one of the biggest challenges for people living in this city. Seniors isolated in their apartments, care homes or rooms are lonely; young moms...
by Kathryn Hausmanis | Jan 16, 2018 | Encouragement, Family, Hope
Why do you get out of bed in the morning? If you work, or have worked in the past, why spend your energy and time putting out effort to accomplish anything? Who is going to remember what you did day after day, week after week, year after year? What a way to get...
by Kathryn Hausmanis | Jan 10, 2018 | Church, Family, Hope, Life Issues
Have you ever experienced loneliness – Deep, heart-throttling dread which squeezes all the joy, hope and sense of being loved out of you? Or perhaps, just a sense of wondering whether you belong – if anyone notices you or cares about you more than the ‘like’ you...
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