Vaneetha Rendall Risner

A dear friend of mine recently learned that her husband has cancer. My friend ran into a neighbor soon after she heard the news. Her neighbor...

These four simple words fueled me through the mundane and the monumental. Somehow they brought clarity and strength when I needed it. Direction...

We all are looking for signs, aren't we? I often want a sign that I'm on the right track. That I'm doing the right thing. That I'm making the best...

Here are the two most powerful words to end any relationship conflict. And no, they're not "I'm sorry."

Because of the cross, our future is not determined by our failure but by Christ’s absolute triumph.

The Father said “no” to the Son. And that “no” brought about the greatest good in all of history. God is not capricious. If he says “no” to our...

All I wanted to do was curl up in a ball and cry. Give in to self-pity. Make it all go away. But I knew that I needed to face what was before me. I...

God does not share his glory with anyone else and our lives need to be preoccupied with his glory and not our own.

God meets me through his Word. Without fail.

I wasn’t trying to be discouraging. I was trying to help. Surprisingly, my advice didn’t help at all. My words just added to their pain.

I have often wondered what it would have been like to watch Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego as they were thrown into the fiery furnace.

Jesus’ example is profoundly changing my idea of rest.

“Waiting is not just about what I get at the end of the wait, but about who I become as I wait.”

In one fateful day, Job lost everything. His children, his servants, his home and his livestock.

It is in the midst of Naomi’s pain and lament that Ruth comes to know God.

In his darkest moments, Jesus wanted His friends.