Beth explores how to face your worst fears even while trusting God.

Beth explores how to face your worst fears even while trusting God.

Beth explores the value of precious memories.

Beth explores the value of precious memories.

Beth examines the full stretch of the human soul.

Beth relates why our trust in God must be unconditional in order to quench the enemy’s threats.

Beth discusses the courage and strength needed to partake in God’s plan for your life.

Beth warns against the “god of Me” as she focuses on what to remember and what to forget.

His ways are hidden from ordinary eyes, but not from the eyes of faith.

I was sitting expectantly in the doctor's office, waiting for the results of some tests. I had convinced myself that there was nothing wrong. At worst, it was a hernia; at best, a pulled muscle. The doctor finally entered, and he gave me the news: "I am sorry to tell you, we have found a large mass by your right kidney, and it looks cancerous."

My stomach sank, [...]

When the joy of sex gets replaced by the fear of not being sexy enough.

Some Christian marriage conferences and self-help books tell us it's up to the wife to stay looking great and try new things in the bedroom, to keep her husband satisfied and her marriage strong.

Mary DeMuth recently critiqued the popular "smoking hot wife" line, pointing out that for the many Christian wives recovering from experiences of sexual abuse, this kind of imperative makes the difficult path towards [...]

Noah Baumbach's best film yet is an elegant pairing of serious and funny, as its name implies.

For 85 and a half of Frances Ha's 86-minute runtime, we only know Frances (Greta Gerwig) by first name. Which is fitting, because as endearingly eccentric and memorable as Frances may be, she's still just [...]

How two co-founders of the home-supply store TreeHouse infuse their business with environmentally sound faith.

Austin, Texas—with its "Keep Austin Weird" motto emblazoned on locals' t-shirts and bumper stickers—is ground zero for a green-building revolution, due in no small part to nearby University of Texas, hipster culture, and a booming technology startup scene. The self-proclaimed "live music capitol of the world" will also be the second U.S. city to get Google Fiber, an Internet-cable plan that Google promises to be 100 [...]

Lots of explosions but not much heart makes this a film that will please most but might leave fans disappointed.

The most brilliant marketing move in J. J. Abrams's wildly popular 2009 reboot of the Star Trek franchise might have been skipping any attempts at continuity that might [...]

Long before I knew the true God, he helped me release my hatred.

I was 8 years old when the turmoil that fueled the Iranian Revolution of 1979 first started. From that time until I was 16, the government killed eight of my brothers and sisters. I witnessed this. Even my sister-in-law, who was two months pregnant, was murdered, even though Islamic law expressly forbids killing a pregnant woman. My mother and another sister were imprisoned. From age 16 to 19, [...]

Contact: Kathy Shipp, 323-522-4179 LOS ANGELES, May 18, 2013 /Christian Newswire/ -- Winner "Best Inspirational" film. The new indie film by Darla Rae, inspired by the real life basketball camps of former NBA player and Fox Sports analyst Mike "Stinger" Glenn celebrated sneak previews in Denver and Georgia. A proclamation by Denver Mayor Michael Hancock named May 6th "Spirit of Love" day. The film also received congratulatory letters from Georgia dignitaries Senator Johnny Isak Source: Spirit of Love movie

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Contact: Chase Anderson, Trunews, 772-569-8880, Chase@Trunews.com VERO BEACH, Fla., May 16, 2013 /Christian Newswire/ -- An Iranian filmmaker told Trunews radio host Rick Wiles today that the current Arab Spring uprisings in the Middle East are the work of a secret society that used Western intelligence agencies to plan and instigate the 1979 Iranian Revolution to overthrow the Shah of Iran. Mr. Bahman Nassiri is the writer and producer of the independent film Golden Veil released in 201 Source: trunews

Contact: Office of Press Relations, U.S. Department of State, 202-647-2492 WASHINGTON, May 17, 2013 /Christian Newswire/ -- Secretary of State John Kerry will release the Annual Report on International Religious Freedom for 2012 on Monday, May 20, 2013, at 11:30 a.m. in the State Department Press Briefing Room. Secretary Kerry will introduce the report and Ambassador-at-Large for International Religious Freedom Suzan Johnson Cook will give remarks and take questions. The report Source: White House

Contact: Kelly Mangold, 203-749-0250, kmangold@guideposts.org DANBURY, Conn., May 16, 2013 /Christian Newswire/ -- Guideposts (guideposts.org), the non-profit organization and a leading provider of inspirational content and services, announced the retirement of Richard V. Hopple, 66, as President and Chief Executive Officer, and as a Trustee. Mr. Hopple, who had held the post since 2007, will continue in a consulting capacity with the organization until August 31.The Guideposts Board of Source: www.litfusegroup.com

Contact: Monica Yehle, Director of Communications, Pontifical Mission Societies in the United States, 212-563-8706, myehle@propfaith.org ROME, May 16, 2013 /Christian Newswire/ -- On the Friday before Pentecost Sunday, Pope Francis is set to "unlock" a new media initiative of the Pontifical Mission Societies in the United States -- MISSIO App."This App is a way for the Church and our Holy Father to reach the growing number of the world's people w Source: Pontifical Mission Societies in the United States

Lecrae will release his seventh solo studio album Gravity on Sept. 4, according to a recent announcement made by the rapper.

Mariah Carey, who was recently recruited to judge singing talent show "American Idol," will reportedly make a staggering $18 million for just one year sitting on the panel, according to the reports. The move makes her the highest-paid judge of any reality show ever made.

Bruce Springsteen has battled depression, wrote author David Remnick in a New Yorker profile. In the 1980s, "The Boss" struggled with suicidal feelings and major depression— facts confirmed by Springsteen's wife, Patti Scialfa.

The Christian Post has taken a look at an up-and-coming Christian band Out of Hiding this week.

A tattoo enthusiast, Justin Bieber has displayed more ink while traveling through Los Angeles' airport Monday night.

Justin Bieber may have offended some people on the cast and crew of the hit television show "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation," but his manager is defending the 18-year-old Canadian crooner's innocence.

Look… you get what we all get — a lifetime.

Just you or none of us ever get to know how long that will turn out to be.

So get to it. Because you woke up 18 this week.

You sat at the end of the table after barn chores, grinning like you [...]

He’d set the alarm for 1 AM on a Monday morning because sometimes a man has to do what he has to do.

He’d slept the rest of a Farmer on the Lord’s Day.

Then hauled to the fields in the pitch dark just as soon as Monday feebly birthed.

Before that sun [...]

When the fog meandered in lost on a spring evening in May, she hung her apron up in the back mudroom.

She wandered down the back lane too.

Down in the woods, she could hear them, the frogs singing, an invisible symphony.

She knotted the one side of her skirt up to step [...]

How to make the Perfect Cup of Tea: George Orwell’s 11 Rules

The Best Moment of My Day… This. Slows your heart rate down, yes? What’s yours?

On living the Unhurried Life.… read. this. slow. What are your sheer acts of defiance?

Ten Inspiring Ways to Your Parenting – no matter where [...]

The gift for yourself and everyone who loves you: Why we really have to take a walk everyday … physical inactivity is the #4 killer? {I’ll take a photo of my walk today and share on instagram and tag with #1000gifts — you take a photo of your walk too [...]

Genetic Portraits… crazy wonderful, eh?

A Snapshot in Time.. you too?

As she lay Dying... when it’s hard with your Mother today…

Why Mother’s Day is for the Birds…

The Truth about the real Mother’s Day Mothers

The impact of one mother and the Boston Marathon bombings — this.

Your Free Mother’s Day #1000gifts App! [...]