When God leads you, it doesn't mean the path will always be an easy one to follow. It may be hard to see. You may feel unsteady on your feet or even lost in your surroundings. Keep going. This trek might be difficult since there are no handrails or benches to rest on. There aren't …
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The Father’s House
Look at this picture. Can you imagine yourself standing there? The silence. The stillness. The cold as it brushes against your cheeks. Do you see yourself turning toward the house, wanting to go inside to escape the bitter cold temperature? Or are you focused on the fence, maybe needing to finish some chores before darkness …
Reading, “Even in the Dark” – A Christmas Story
Hello, friends! It's that time of year! I wanted to take a few minutes to share this year's Christmas story, "Even in the Dark." I'm praying for those of you who are struggling in a dark season. God sees you and is with you! Merry Christmas and God bless you! https://youtu.be/zYRPzc2PX3k
“A Lantern Shining in the Darkness” – a short story
After venturing out into the night with a battery-operated lantern and a prayer for discernment, a young man sees darkness like never before as God reveals so much more. Gage’s hands trembled as he adjusted his feathery angel wings and lifted the battery-operated lantern. Ever since he “sold out” to Christ during his last year …
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“One of His Own” – a short story
When the night-shift janitor questions God, asking what purpose he could have working in a dark and lonely place, the man receives an answer through a powerful vision that brings him to his knees. Silas dunked the mop into the sudsy water and stood for a moment, taking in the hallway and the long stretch …
Together
The enemy is going to try and take you down and wear you out. Depression. Loneliness. Discouragement. Satan will use whatever tool he can to keep you isolated so you can't encourage others. The enemy wants you to be alone and to leave others alone as well. When Satan keeps God's children separated, fighting, or …
Freed from Darkness
Paul and Silas were brutally beaten and imprisoned in a Philippian jail. But they didn't do anything wrong. In fact, they'd just freed a woman from a demonic, fortune-telling spirit while going about their business - their FATHER'S business of sharing the gospel. And yet, they were violently beaten and thrown into the darkest dungeon, …
A Prison Called Loneliness
I've been trying to piece my thoughts together with no loose ends - a circle beginning with my own struggle and ending with hope. But sometimes things don't work out that way. Sometimes we don't have an answer to "why" we hurt, only the solid, concrete slab we're standing on with the word "trust" etched …
When God Sends Someone
You can outrun pain for only so long before it eventually catches up to you. When you least expect it, a strange and unpredictable crumbling starts to happen. On the inside. Everything you counted on seems to be like sand running through your fingers, piling up in a bland heap. Everything you hoped for is …
“The Gift of Time”
Revisiting the 2021 Christmas story of one man's unforgiveness and the eternal consequences of holding a grudge. Thank you, dear readers, for traveling with me as we visited a few of my past Christmas stories. We're only one more "year" away from the 2023 big reveal! In the meantime, I pray this story softens your …
Joey Rudder 