Denver-based writer and therapist, KJ Ramsey lives with a painful chronic disease, ankylosing spondylitis. Her new book, This Too Shall Last, explores the paradox of suffering with a loving God. Here are excerpts from our recent conversation.
Read MoreNiki Hardy wanted to stop merely surviving. She wanted to start thriving.
“Yes, Jesus came to give me abundant life but I’m in a storm right now, that he also said we’d have, so I’m gonna get through this storm and then abundant life will be waiting for me when I’m through this. So we start waiting. But, for so many Cancer Thrivers, they didn’t know it would ever be over. This is true for people with depression too or chronic pain or a child with challenging special needs. These things aren’t going to go away. What these Thrivers helped me realize is that this abundant life that God has for us is available right now in the middle of this storm.”
Read MoreIn this book, you will find a morning prayer and an evening prayer for every day of the month. In other words, two prayers each day for 31 days. There is also a special prayer for Sundays. These prayers, rooted in scripture, were written in the first person, making them an easy prompt for your own prayers. They are a perfect way to begin and end your daily time of solitude.
On each page of this book you will find a selection of only verses or phrases of verses for each morning and evening of an entire year. The verses and phrases of verses are specifically chosen on a theme. Sometimes, the connections are obvious, such as being on the theme of grace or resurrection. Sometimes, the connections are more hidden and there is a bit of fun in deducing them. I particularly enjoy this book in the evening, reading it just before going to bed, directing my final thoughts on scripture alone.
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