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Reflections on 1 John 3:11–18 The message is not new. John says it plainly: “This is the message you heard from the beginning: We should love one another.” From the very start of the Christian life, the command has been the same. Yet John knows how easily we can drift into words without weight, affection without sacrifice, and faith without fruit. So he presses further. The Warning of Cain He…

Do you think everything happens for a reason? The Bible Gives a Better Answer There are few phrases repeated more often in times of pain than: “Everything happens for a reason.” Someone loses a loved one. Someone is diagnosed with cancer. A marriage breaks down. A child dies. A job disappears overnight. Almost instinctively, someone says: “Everything happens for a reason.” It sounds…

“It is better to trust in the Lord than to put confidence in man.” ~ Psalm 118:8 (NKJV) ~ Where is your faith anchored? It’s an easy question to answer when life is calm. It’s much harder to answer when someone you admire disappoints you. When someone you trusted walks away. When someone you respected falls. That’s when you discover what—or who—your faith has really been resting…

Welcome to Empowered Faith Media, where we share the perfect love of Christ in an imperfect world. Our mission is to help women honor God in their everyday decisions through biblical wisdom, spiritual maturity, and practical faith. In 2018, I began writing a manuscript titled “Recovering Life’s Joy.” One sentence from that manuscript has stayed with me through the years: The world is watching…

Why Many Christians Are Disappointed with Promises God Never Intended to Fulfil Outside His Instructions “If ye be willing and obedient, ye shall eat the good of the land.” — Isaiah 1:19 (KJV) Imagine buying a brand-new car. The advertisement boldly proclaims: “Seven-year warranty included!” Excited, you drive it home, never service it, ignore every warning light, use the wrong fuel, skip…

“If you’re going to tell my story… tell it all. Don’t tell me about David and Goliath if you don’t tell me about Bathsheba. Don’t tell me about Peter walking on the water if you don’t tell me about him denying Christ. Don’t tell me about Saul becoming Paul if you don’t tell me about him persecuting the Church.”— Rev. Ronald LaCombe Those words have stayed with me since I first read them. Not…