Anchor

Ground Yourself in Truth

Though he slay me, yet will I trust in him…
— Job 13:15

Think

Here's a Thought

Where are you tired but still standing?

Practice

Let Joy Lead the Way

Thank God today for who He is, not what He’s done.

An Invitation for You

Featured Resource

ChatGPT Image Jun 27 2026 08 10 39 PM

Desperate Praise. It’s the praise before the breakthrough.

Find encouragement through Scripture, reflections, prayers, and journal prompts that will help you praise God—one breath, one prayer, and one day at a time.

Articles

  • family around a kitchen island cooking

    As summer winds down and school routines begin again, life naturally picks up speed. Calendars fill, alarm clocks return, and before long it can feel like everyone is rushing from one activity to the next. While we can't always control how busy life becomes, we can influence the atmosphere we create [...]

  • Conference room table with single black chair

    Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles. And let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us, fixing our eyes on Jesus... — Hebrews 12:1–2a (NIV) There's a conference room. [...]

  • Lisa Dobson standing at the railing of a cruise ship looking out towards the ocean

    June began with a simple question. What if… What if I took myself seriously? What if I stopped lying to myself? What if “I’ll start tomorrow” became “I’ll do what I can today”? What if I gave it to God—and left it with Him? Actually, let Him keep it. What if [...]

  • brass genie lamp

    I wonder if sometimes we treat Jesus like a genie. We tithe. We praise. We pray. With thanksgiving we make our requests known. And we expect our prayers to be answered when we want, how we want. But Jesus isn’t a genie. We know that our God is a God of [...]

  • a turtle

    On one of my morning walks, I saw a baby turtle in the road. Not near the road. Not beside the road. Right in the middle of it. I stopped walking and stared at the little thing, trying to decide what to do. Should I move it? Am I supposed to [...]

  • woman sitting at desk reflecting

    Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it.— Proverbs 22:6 As a kid, I made a promise: when I grew up, I would not be like my mother. And I had good reason—my mother knew nothing about parenting. [...]

Email Subscribe

Let’s Walk Together

Enter your email below to receive new posts, encouragement, resources, and occasional Not Really Random updates straight to your inbox.

Featured Products

ORDER JFTJ

Our Sponsors

Advertise with us. 336 x 280 Ad space