The Most Powerful Prayer I Ever Prayed
Not all prayer is the same. Intellectually we know that God hears every prayer, but it sure seems some prayers…
Spiritual Life
How to Know if it’s Right or Wrong
You’ve heard the questions. You’ve probably asked them yourself. “Is it a sin to drink alcohol?” “How far can I…
How to Hear from God: 5 Keys
God must often feel like shouting, “Can you hear me now?” People ask me quite often how to hear from…
The Stockdale Paradox and Spiritual Warfare
Vice Admiral James B. Stockdale was an officer in the US Navy during the Vietnam War. He became a fighter…
God With Us: When “Truth” Doesn’t Matter
Someone has hurt you – badly. Or you face a really tough decision. Or something happens to rock you to…
Are You one of the Lazy Christians?
It’s football season – that time of year when 50,000 or 100,000 spectators desperately in need of exercise sit for…
How to Find Healing: It’s a Choice
Healing is not something that simply happens to you. Instead, it’s something you work toward, search for, and live out.…
Preparing for Opportunity: Be Ready when God Opens Doors
You’ve been told that God has a purpose for you, but it doesn’t seem to be happening. Where are those…
How to Have a Spiritual Conversation with Your Spouse
You know you need God in your marriage for it to grow and remain strong and healthy. But you may…
How you should Vote as a Christian
Yes, I’m going to tell you how to vote as a Christian – without apology! [guestpost]For today only, I am…
Heavenly Perfume: How to Smell Good as a Christian
Jesus smelled good. Do you? I don’t mean Jesus showered every day; He didn’t. People used various methods to try to…
A Woman’s Beauty and Strength: Dangerous or Delightful?
Can we talk? Just you and me, girlfriend? A woman’s beauty is one source of her strength. But everything depends…
How to Find the Presence of God
You may have heard or read things about the presence of God. You may have experienced times yourself when God…
More Than Gratitude: Trusting God for ENOUGH
There’s something powerful about relishing the enough-ness of where you are and what you have right now. It’s more than…
What to do if you Feel Unloved
Unwanted. Rejected. Second class. Fifth wheel. Unimportant. Not good enough. Lonely. You feel unloved, and it hurts. You want to…
Forgiveness in Marriage: How to Do it Well
Your spouse has hurt you. Guaranteed. If you haven’t been hurt by your spouse, you either got married five minutes…
Christianity 101: Making it Easy
Does Christianity seem HARD to you? What if there were a way to make Christianity easy?! That’s the beauty of…
3 Keys to Winning a Spiritual Battle Every Time
This week I received an emotional letter from a new reader; “I’ve been through a life-long journey of spiritual warfare…
Why you SHOULD Sweat the Small Stuff
It’s probably happened to you. Your life is going along relatively OK. There are bumps in the road, but you’re…
How to Know God as your Husband
There’s that Scripture you know should mean more to you: “Your Maker is your husband.” (Isaiah 54:5) But you’re just…
Meeting Sexual Needs if You’re Single or Not Happily Married
You look at happily married couples with envy. It looks like they get to express themselves sexually any time they…
How Spiritual Maturity Happens
Almost nothing brings greater joy to a family than a brand new baby. And in the family of God, a…
When Your Children Break Your Heart
You will always be a parent, even when your children are grown. And sometimes the choices they make are completely…
How to Read the Bible for Spiritual Food
The reasons people read the Bible fall into two main categories. There are those who study the Bible, comparing one…
When You Can’t Feel the Presence of God
You’ve experienced those moments. Perhaps it was when you first came to know Jesus and your whole being seemed engulfed…
Can You Be a Little Bit Saved?
When my husband Al met his Maker some weeks ago his eternal destiny was already settled. The decisions about where…
Facing Grief at Easter
Today is Good Friday. Sunday is Easter. Is there a more important weekend in all of Christianity? The death, burial,…
How to Trust God when Everything’s NOT Alright
Perhaps you’ve heard this old gospel song. It talks about the Bible stories of Moses, David, and Jesus, times when…
5 Things the Bible Says to Those who are Depressed
Some people live lives filled with trouble or trauma, and it’s easy to understand why they feel tired, down, and…
Can You Serve God Better Single or Married?
She wanted to serve God with all her heart. She also loved her husband, and wanted to do what it…
A New Year’s Prayer
Over the past couple weeks your inbox has probably been filled with emails promoting goal-setting programs and ways to guarantee…
Christmas Greeting 2015
I and all of us at Dr Carol Ministries want to wish you a very Merry Christmas! If you’re gathering…
Do You Know How God Works With You?
How does God work with you? Do you know? How do you hear His voice? How do you understand what…
Where is that Peace on Earth?
I heard the bells on Christmas Day Their old familiar carols play And wild and sweet the words repeat Of…
Your Prescription for a Healthy Body Mind and Soul
Two little girls were walking together to school one beautiful spring morning. They were enjoying the beautiful flowers and the…
The Four Facets of Intimacy in Marriage
Intimacy in marriage. Men often spell it S-E-X. Women frequently spell it T-A-L-K. It’s something married couples usually take for…
What to do After God Speaks
You had a problem, or something you desired deeply. You prayed about it – a lot. You asked others to pray for…
How to Use Your Faith as Help For Mental Health
Major depression, anxiety, post-traumatic stress disorder – these and other mental-health challenges are part of our human experience just as…
5 Good and Bad Reasons to Get Healthy
Most of us know some things we could do that would make us physically healthier. But unlike a dedicated Olympic…
When You Feel Like a Failure
Let’s just admit it. We’re not perfect, and we know it. But sometimes the not-perfect-ness gets really old. Your head…
3 Ways to Start Your Day Right
Have you ever wished you could go back and start your day over again? You’re frustrated, irritable, and nothing seems…
7 Things to do After God Heals You
Hallelujah! God has touched you! You know in your body and in your soul that God has stepped in and…
God Help Me! I’m Broke!
Bring up the topic of money, and everyone has an opinion. The government should do more – or is doing…
6 Biblical Christian Expectations
When you became a Christian, what did you think your life was going to be like going forward? Did you…
4 Apps for Healthy Living in Body, Mind, and Soul
Almost everyone has a smartphone today. If you’re like many people, your phone is becoming a primary way in which…
How to Save Your Marriage With Prayer
The wake of the Ashley Madison scandal has left many marriages traumatized. Church members have discovered the indiscretions of their…
Positive Spirituality: What’s Good for You?
Is spirituality good for you? You might expect me to claim that Christianity or, more generically, spirituality is a good…
Are You Putting God in a Box?
So who’s right? You? Your pastor? The Pope? The head of some denomination? The group of church leaders when they…
50 Places Where You Can See God At Work
Sometimes evil appears to be winning. Our efforts at goodness, or love, or growth seem too little too late. Chronic…
5 Ways to Spend Time With God When You’re Busy
Your mind gets distracted. Life gets busy. Your thoughts become occupied with figuring out what to do next or solving…
