Courage for Tomorrow, Faith for Today, & Hope for a Future
[This article is the Foreword by Kris Vallotton for James W. Goll’s book, Tell Your Heart to Sing Again.] Historically, the church has not always excelled at walking with people through their pain. We know how to rejoice with those who rejoice, yet we often fall short of Christ’s standard when it comes to mourning with […]
Answering Your Call to Courage and Honor
Today, across the globe and right in our own back yards, there are enemies on the rampage tearing apart society at every corner. It’s time to rise up in courage and honor, and face down the intimidation. Scripture gives us a strong admonition found in 2 Timothy 1:7, “For God has not given us the […]
Courageous and Prophetic Women of Faith, Part 2 (New Testament & Beyond)
In the New Testament, we find many women who display aspects of every gift of the Spirit whether or not they were aware of it. For example, take the Samaritan woman at the well, whose name is lost to history (see John 4:7–29). Jesus singled her out and she is considered by many to be […]
James Goll: Why Courage Is Worth Its Cost
Courage doesn’t take a large bank account, big muscles or impressive beauty. It simply requires making yourself available and being willing to obey. And it is always worth it. Some of you may think that you are the most unlikely candidate for God to use to accomplish anything significant. Most of us think of ourselves […]
Why Courage Is Worth Its Cost
Courage doesn’t take a large bank account, big muscles, or impressive beauty. It simply requires making yourself available and being willing to obey. And it is ALWAYS worth it. Some of you may think that you are the most unlikely candidate for God to use to do anything significant. Most of us think of ourselves […]
Courageous and Prophetic Women of Faith, Part 1 (Old Testament)
Women have been faithful and courageous champions over the centuries, for the whole history of the people of God. We do not know about as many of them as we could, because the (largely male) history-writers have ignored or minimized their accomplishments. Naturally, another reason we don’t know about all the great women of the […]