Sarah Hamaker

Sarah Hamaker gives us 5 Scripture-based prayers for revival to uplift us and encourage others who are experiencing this awakening of God's love. 

While women have been fighting to change the noxious nature of the purity culture, men should also work to reduce the toxicity residing within the purity culture.

For the right perspective of time, let’s look at three important things God says about our time.

Christ didn’t just tell us to renew our hearts and good luck. Jesus gave us not only the call to renewal, but the tools and the promise of our success in the endeavor!

God has provided ways for us to renew our hearts, some of which we need to take the lead on and some he nudges us to do. We’re blessed that he didn’t leave us without ways to keep our hearts in tip-top working order.

Our souls can so easily become like a plant that’s been neglected—parched, drooping, not able to bear fruit or flower. Even steadfast Christians can go through dry spells, and thus our need for renewal becomes a regular part of our life as believers.

As believers, we should also keep a close eye on our hearts. Unrepentant sin or a cavalier attitude toward the work Christ did on the cross causes our hearts to lose the flexibility and softness from when we first accepted Jesus as our Savior.

When do we see Jesus running? When do we see Jesus in a hurry? When do we see Jesus checking his planner? When do we see Jesus telling people to make an appointment? When do we see Jesus out of breath? We simply don’t. Photo credit: ©Getty Images/Andrii Zorii

Praying alone can help keep our focus on God and allow him to meet our needs and grow our faith. Here are 8 ways the practice of solitude can improve your prayer life. 

Let’s take a deep dive into what the Bible says—or doesn’t say—about who should be the primary financial provider for the family.

Sarah Hamaker gives us verses to focus on and prayers to say this Valentine's Day. 

In this six-week study, we’ll explore what we mean by calling, God’s view of work, finding God’s calling for our lives and living out God’s calling in our lives. Seeped in Scripture, this study is designed to affirm our callings in Christ and challenge us to be open to new callings as we walk along the path God has given us. Photo credit: ©Getty Images/metamorworks

The renewal of our hearts continues throughout our life because even as followers of Christ, we’re still prone to sin. Renewal must be an integral part of our hourly, daily, weekly, monthly, and yearly lives.

A renewed heart means we’re a new creation. The way to renewal begins with this important truth, and we can’t take even one step forward until we truly believe this with our whole heart.