I was recently dealing with some back pain and a cough. One night while having trouble sleeping, I was praying for the Lord to heal both. At one point I noticed that I had no pain and wasn’t …
more
by Diane Houghtaling, Hope Ministries
|
2/4/22
|
Conflict and disagreement are a normal part of life. From the time a baby learns to say, “No!”, they will encounter countless times of conflict. When disagreements arise, we are quick to …
more
Diane Houghtaling
|
1/21/22
|
I have learned some things during the month of December that I would like to take with me into this new year. These nuggets came in various ways, from blogs, books, articles and messages. But God has …
more
Diane Houghtaling
|
1/7/22
|
In 2001 we started hearing a song written by Matt Redman that got many of us thinking. The song was entitled “The Heart of Worship,” and its purpose was to help us see that we had made …
more
Diane Houghtaling
|
12/24/21
|
One of the things we learned during the last couple of years is the importance of family. We learned to slow our lives down and prioritize our family relationships as more important than the busyness …
more
Diane Houghtaling • Hope Ministries
|
12/10/21
|
One of my favorite times of the day is the time between awakening and getting out of bed. If I don’t have to get right up, I enjoy staying in bed for awhile to talk to the Lord. It’s a …
more
11/26/21
|
We recently attended an event that featured a well-known speaker. After she arrived, we noticed a man at the back of the room who stuck out like a sore thumb. We figured he had to be a bodyguard. I …
more
Diane Houghtaling
|
11/12/21
|
We are living in a day of great fear, anxiety, worry and stress, and peace can be hard to come by. But it is possible to have peace in the midst of these storms. God has given us some promises in His …
more
Diane Houghtaling
|
10/29/21
|
A big problem I’ve had in my life is excess busyness, resulting in feeling overwhelmed, drained and physically exhausted much of the time. I also have felt responsible to fix everyone and …
more
Diane Houghtaling
|
10/15/21
|
There has been no shortage of unanswered questions over the past couple years. Why has Covid-19 been allowed to ravage the world and kill millions? How and when will there ever be an end to all this, …
more
Diane Houghtaling
|
10/1/21
|
There’s a line from a song that’s been going through my mind a lot lately – “There ain’t nothing going to steal my joy.” As we look at what’s going on around …
more
Diane Houghtaling
|
9/17/21
|
Jesus had just healed a man with a shriveled hand in front of everyone in the synagogue on the Sabbath, which was unlawful to do (Mark 3:1-6). Now the Pharisees were really angry and began to plot …
more
Diane Houghtaling
|
9/3/21
|