At midlife, we often become more aware of soul health as we have more time to reflect on how we have lived our lives and how we want to finish. How is your soul health, friend? Is your heart weighed down and discouraged today?

You see, God hasn't called us to seek comfort in the here and now, but to live courageously in these midlife years so that we can make a difference for Him! If that's our goal, we need to fix our eyes--and our praise--firmly on God rather than on our temporal circumstances.

Ah, midlife! That season where we mark the years by the appearance of new wrinkles around our eyes and lines across our foreheads. In Psalm 42 & 43 we find that the experience of being face-to-face with God can uplift not only our hearts, but also our faces. No creams, needles, or surgical interventions required!

We usually tend to our own gardens and not our neighbors'. What if we should do the same thing in our own lives? In midlife, God is giving us permission to focus first on His purpose and vision for us!

Midlife sometimes feels like a journey through indignities. While growing older is better than the alternative, it's not always comfortable. Whether it's because of wrinkles, menopause weight gain, or just the feeling that one is invisible to the rest of society at this age, everyday life can take on a vague shadow of embarrassment for reasons not entirely in our control. But what if the feeling goes beyond petty concerns over our appearance? Psalm 25 offers us the antido

Once in a while a generation comes along that stands taller and stronger than the rest. That generation changes the orientation of a family toward God and goodness. So regardless of what the generation before me or the generation after me chooses, I must choose the Lord because my choice matters. And so does yours.

As Christians, we know we are supposed to live lives of praise, but we often struggle to keep our minds and hearts focused on God's blessing

At my current stage of life, Easter speaks loudly of the deep hope I have in the grace of God. I still love the trappings and traditions, but the meaning behind them shines through brighter each year.

Do you struggle with having a vibrant prayer life? I do. But then I opened up Psalm 20. . .

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What Psalms 14 & 15 teach us about evaluating our own lives in the light of God's Word This week, many Christians will celebrate Ash Wednesday. If you were to attend an Ash Wednesday service, you would likely sing a hymn about repentance, participate in prayer and scripture reading describing the forgiveness and restoration offered through Christ, and finally you would go forward and kneel while the pastor drew a small cross on your forehead with a paste made from oil and th

As a young woman, I would read the imprecatory psalms and feel like they were describing a sentiment left over from a less civilized era. Surely the world had outgrown such barbarism! But the wisdom that comes with age and experience has informed my viewpoint: We need to be praying these psalms over our families and our world because evil is real. But so is God's grace!

The older I get, the easier I fall into a pattern of thinking that life is just, well, meh. I seem to have forgotten how to see the wonders of God's amazing creation. Psalm 8 reminds us to live with a sense of awe at God's good gifts all around us.

Do you ever feel like evil is winning? Everywhere I look I see a real-life, lived out conflict between good and evil.

In Psalm 6, David expressed his experience of waiting by asking God, "How long, O Lord?" If that question is on your heart, too, you are not alone.

If you are a parent of young adult children and you are worried about the proliferation of really bad life choices available to your kids in today's culture, this is for you! Psalm 5 gives us a blueprint for praying for the spiritual protection of our children and grandchildren daily.

Jesus says in Matthew, "Come to Me; all who are weary and heavy-laden, and I will give you rest" (11:28, NIV). But for many of us in the midlife season, the idea of actual restful sleep seems like an impossible dream. But did you know that God's word speaks to our sleep quality?