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Intimacy Struggle / Hardship Truth

August 3, 2016

What To Do When You Don’t Want To Read The Bible

I thought the Bible was supposed to answer questions, not raise more of them. Jesus was at the home of Peter, where Peter’s mother-in-law lay sick with a fever. Jesus touched her hand, and the…

Rodney Brandt

Forgiveness / Redemption Heaven Hope Love Struggle / Hardship

March 27, 2016

Our Baby Has Died (A Redemption Story)

"Jeff is in heaven. Knowing that we’ll be together some day, that’s what I hold on to." It is late December, 1992. Marvin and Emma Brandt have recently celebrated their 40th wedding anniversary. In their…

Rodney Brandt

Faith Hope Struggle / Hardship

January 13, 2016

Is God Still On The Throne?

Each day on earth is closer to our last, but each day in heaven will never be closer to our last. The words just tumbled out of my mouth. It was one of those occasions…

Rodney Brandt

Identity Lordship / Sonship Struggle / Hardship

December 9, 2015

Why Many Christians Have an Identity Crisis and Don’t Even Know It

What the world does not give, it cannot take away. Fill in the blank using 3 words or less: “I am _______________.” (Don’t give it a lot of thought; just write the first thing that…

Rodney Brandt

Love Serving Others Struggle / Hardship

October 7, 2015

This Is What Love Does

Love doesn’t require center stage; it needs only the edge of the bed, where it can sit and hold the hand of a dying man. At the end, his breathing was labored. Only one of his…

Rodney Brandt

Hope Struggle / Hardship

April 19, 2014

Take Off The Grave Clothes

When Jesus rose from the dead, he left the grave clothes behind. It’s time for you and me to rise and step out of the grave clothes, once and for all. I was sitting in…

Rodney Brandt

Faith Heaven Hope Lordship / Sonship Love Purpose Struggle / Hardship

January 27, 2014

Here Is My Obituary

For too long, my life was about me and what I have done. No more. It’s now about what Jesus has done, for me and for the world. I was being interviewed for a job…

Rodney Brandt

Love Serving Others Struggle / Hardship

January 17, 2014

Break My Heart

There is something about crying for another person that makes us feel incredibly…connected. I was at the grocery store. Lori had asked me to pick up some coffee and yogurt. When I came out, an…

Rodney Brandt

Christmas Hope Love Struggle / Hardship

December 26, 2013

Hope For Dan & Audrey

Christmas is about the birth of a Savior. Always has been and always will be. I was in my office, as usual busy at the computer. I glanced up from my work to see our…

Rodney Brandt

Prayer Serving Others Struggle / Hardship

December 16, 2013

Putting Others First (even when it’s not easy)

Pray for others as often as you can, even when your own problems seem overwhelming. I was at a mid-week church service. The emphasis this particular evening was on prayer. After a time of worship,…

Rodney Brandt

What To Do When You Don’t Want To Read The Bible

Our Baby Has Died (A Redemption Story)

Is God Still On The Throne?

Why Many Christians Have an Identity Crisis and Don’t Even Know It

This Is What Love Does

Take Off The Grave Clothes

Here Is My Obituary

Break My Heart

Hope For Dan & Audrey

Putting Others First (even when it’s not easy)

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