Why do you look for the living among the dead? He is not here; he has risen! (Luke 24:5, 6)

I love Easter because we celebrate life. In our physical bodies, we groan and long to be free of the daily process of dying. The good news is that the resurrected life of Jesus is ours. Because of Easter, sorrow, mourning and death are swallowed up in everlasting joy.

Rejoice! He is risen. He is risen indeed.

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WIN A DOOR PRIZE—SUBSCRIBE!!!

Subscribe to the magazine and qualify for this month’s door prize: Joan Hunter’s book, Healing the Heart. Healing the Heart shares Joan’s journey from heart break and devastation to healing and restoration. Get the keys that will provide healing and freedom in your life. Read an interview with Joan and excerpts from her book.
When Your Darkest Hour Lasts Longer Than 60 Minutes.
Interview with Joan Hunter


Congratulations To Last Month’s Door Prize Winners:
Mrs. Susan Maisch Tilney, Philadelphia, PA
Patricia Meraz, Westchester, Ca
Mrs Glenys Hicks, Victoria, Australia
Gloria Eyman, Creswell, OR
Viola Palmer, Waco, TX
Debbie Fike, Silverlake, WA

LIFE STORIES

“I stood across the bed from my husband as we looked down at our son, so near death. I felt the constant, deep, heart-wrenching hurt of losing such a loved one, wondering how a mother lets a dear and precious child go. It was there, with our son’s hand in mine, that I recalled the days we began life together—he and I. Desperately needing one another, glad to have each other, and content to help each other make a new and wonderful life…” Edith Hooker shares her compelling story in Jehovah Rapha: My God Who Heals.

How old is too old to get married for the first time? Ann Soden describes the surprise of her life in It Was Worth The Wait.

In The Coin, Marlene K. Yundt shares her experience with a dying man who claimed to be an atheist.

Vernie Evangelista Espanola develops a relationship with a homeless boy and reflects on the spiritual lessons she learned in The Gospel According to David.

“I got home from work to discover a message on the cell phone. What I heard sent me into a total state of shock. I began to shake as confused thoughts whirled through my head. Did I hear him right? Did the message really say what I thought it said? Or am I trapped in a nightmare?” Read an excerpt from Joan Hunter’s book, Healing the Heart, from Chapter 1, When Your Darkest Hour Lasts Longer Than 60 Minutes.

DEVOTIONALS

Louise Bergmann DuMont (Espresso for the Heart) makes a great analogy between garbage in gardens and garbage in your life in Spring Planting.

April Boyer encourages us to see ourselves beyond our physical limitations in My Cold, My Pain, My Menopause.

In God Sightings, Nancy Carroll challenges us to be aware of God’s interactions with us, to see Him in the shadow of a cloud or the rainbow of a dew drop.

How often do we forget to ask God for blessings and miss out on the joy of answered prayer? Jennifer Von Bergen shares a story from parenting that illustrates God’s gracious attitude towards us in Just Ask.

HUMOR, HUGS, AND HOPE

Cyndy Salzmann’s shares some zany April Fool’s jokes. Harvest a fresh arsenal of ideas to play on next year’s victims!

ARTICLES

In Little Doggie Brains, Kay Smith shares some spiritual lessons she learned from her delightful schnauzer.

How Could a Good God Allow Evil and Suffering? Randy Alcorn gives solid, Biblical answers.

In this Interview with Joan Hunter, you will be inspired by her challenging testimony of how she overcame rejection and the worst betrayal imaginable. Joan Hunter is the author of Healing the Heart, our featured door prize this month.

Coffee Shop Concert

Barb Dixon is our featured guest this month. She has a humble heart for the Lord and it shows in her music. See our Coffee Shop Concert page.