About the author
Lori Stanley Roeleveld is a writer, coach, speaker, and disturber of hobbits. She’s authored seven encouraging, challenging books, including Running from a Crazy Man, The Art of Hard Conversations, and God’s Abundant Mercy 40 Days of Living in His Compassion. She speaks her mind at www.loriroeleveld.com.
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July 24, 2026
The Revelation of Jesus Christ opens with an eight-verse prologue explaining the source of the vision, identifying John as the recorder of the vision, offering a blessing to readers and hearers, followed by greetings to the seven churches and a doxology to Jesus, the Alpha and Omega.
July 15, 2026
Some of these writings may exist, but none are considered on a standing with the books actually included in the Bible's canon.
July 14, 2026
Can Christians ask God for what they want and expect Him to answer? This collection of “ask and you shall receive” Bible verses explores what Scripture teaches about praying with faith, bringing requests honestly before God, checking our motives, abiding in Christ, and trusting the Father’s wisdom when His answer is yes, no, or wait.
July 1, 2026
Whether history or horror, literature or spiritual lesson, what happened at Belshazzar’s feast tells the true tale of what happens when kings (or other leaders) fall subject to pride and vainglory.
June 9, 2026
Saul’s life demonstrates how important it is, in the God-following life, to not only start well but also to finish strong.
June 2, 2026
God’s Word makes much of peoples' names, so it can be beneficial to consider some of the top biblical names in the Bible.
January 27, 2026
When people are unkind to us or mean, even if they want to be our enemies, we don’t have to become mean and unkind like them. Saint Patrick is a great example of this lesson.
November 20, 2025
Thanksgiving is not just a time for some great food and family time. It's also a time to remember our blessings and have fellowship with other believers. These Thanksgiving hymns remind us how to give thanks to our heavenly father during this season.
September 17, 2025
When Jesus told Peter to "Feed my sheep," he was asking Peter to represent Him by caring for the flock. Jesus was entrusting Peter, the same disciple who denied Him following His arrest, with the responsibility of shepherding His people.
August 16, 2025
Many Jews know this feast as Shavuot, which is the Hebrew word for weeks. Other names by which this feast is known in Scripture are the day of first fruits. The Feast of Weeks also became known as Pentecost.
August 15, 2025
You and I have an enemy. We didn’t seek him out, and his issue isn’t with us personally; it’s about our association with Jesus Christ. When we entered a relationship with Jesus, we became friends with God, but at the same time, we became enemies of Satan, and our lives may, on some level, be negatively impacted by the “wiles of the devil” or his schemes.
This is nothing to fear. God and Satan are not equal powers, and God and his goodness will ultimately triumph. God is omnipotent. He is all-powerful. Satan is a created, angelic being who rebelled against God. His time is limited. His power is limited. God has provided us with protections against him—armor, weapons, and God’s own sovereignty over our lives.
While we have nothing to fear, the Bible warns that the wiles of the devil are at work in this world and will be until Jesus returns. Wise believers take God at His Word that we must be aware of these schemes and take steps to minimize Satan’s impact in the world and in our lives.
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August 14, 2025
A quick perusal of translations that use words other than Godhead helps us see that Godhead means divine nature, divine being, deity, or divinity. In other words, the essence of God’s being.
February 24, 2025
God created us body, mind, and soul. Sadly, the fall of humanity opened the door for destructive influences to impact us on all three levels. Disease impacts the body. Sin impacts the soul. Mental health conditions impact our minds. Many of us know someone or ourselves have experienced short or long-term compromised mental health.
According to Johns Hopkins Medicine, “An estimated 26% of Americans ages 18 and older -- about 1 in 4 adults -- suffers from a diagnosable mental disorder in a given year. Many people suffer from more than one mental disorder at a given time.” Mental health issues comprise a wide range of conditions from passing nervousness or “the blues” to debilitating depression and anxiety to chemical imbalances and severe personality disorders.
Addressing mental health problems that interfere with daily living can require a complex approach involving changes in lifestyle, spiritual practices, consultations with medical and mental health professionals, and medication. There’s wisdom in using discernment, compassion, and sensitivity first, with ourselves when we’re wrestling with mental health challenges and second, when trying to support others in their struggles.
Most Christians have experienced the incredible power of prayer but we also have known situations when God did not respond to prayer the way we desired. Prayer is not an instant fix; it’s a conversation with God. Prayer is not a guarantee of outcomes but it should be a valued and essential component of any approach to mental health struggles.
Here are several prayers for mental health:
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February 3, 2025
The Zealots were one of four powerful groups in Israel in Jesus’s days and each group believed they were best at interpreting what God would want.