There is a prayer I believe God always says “yes” to. I don’t believe He says yes to every prayer, although I do believe they are all heard, especially if…
Published March 2nd, 2013 by Amy Vogel
Engaging with someone in the middle of a trial is difficult and at best, a learned skill. It is uncomfortable when we engage in others painful lives. Not everyone has…
Read More Do You Know How to Respond to Your Neighbor’s Pain?
Published November 13th, 2012 by Amy Vogel
If you have been alive for longer than five minutes, you will know what I mean when I say, “Don’t Worry! Be Happy!” Growing up in the ‘80s and ‘90s,…
Published August 29th, 2012 by Amy Vogel
Since I came back to the Lord, praying to be in the center of His will has been a constant desire. Ok, well, maybe not constant. It took a few…
Published July 3rd, 2012 by Amy Vogel
If you have ever done a Bible in a Year Program (or other time-frame variation) you know how hard it is to get through books like Leviticus, Lamentations and the…
Read More 10 Old Testament Truths to Encourage Bible in a Year Readers
Published May 24th, 2012 by Amy Vogel
Suffering: what a nasty word! It is one I have become familiar with over the last two years. When our younger daughter got cancer, it would be wrong to say we…
Published April 4th, 2012 by Amy Vogel
Jesus – friend of Sinners, how I love that title! For so long it has been a personal testament to me, that Christ would be the friend of someone so…
Read More Don’t Landscape the Lives Around You, Practice Love.
Published March 19th, 2012 by Amy Vogel
There are big prayers and small ones. But do they all get answered? I would say yes, in some ways. More qualified theologians than me have commented on the mystery…
Published February 4th, 2012 by Amy Vogel
It’s been awhile since I’d felt an authentic worship feeling. Ok, well, it’s been awhile since I’d been to worship, period. It’s hard to get that feeling without actually GOING. …
Published January 21st, 2012 by Amy Vogel
Jealousy. Doesn’t it just sound awful? It sounds creepy to me, like something that is the catalyst for domestic abuse. It doesn’t sound healthy for a relationship. The band Better…
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