Reset with Bonnie Sala

When he first encountered the gospel, Omar realized he didn't know his own Muslim faith. He immersed himself in becoming a "true Muslim," and then, something happened that he didn’t expect.

Helplessness.  It's one of the worst feelings a human can experience.

Question: What does living with integrity even mean today?

Why does God bless or punish us?  Ever stopped to think about what you really believe?

Stick to your own knitting.  That's a great piece of advice, but hard to do.   

Human beings have lived with invasions, plagues, famines and fear since the beginning of history. If you're resigned to living with a sense of continual unrest, keep listening!

If you really want one, there's a business in New York City that will sell you a throne.  You can choose a King David Throne or even a King Kong throne!

The poet Maya Angelou once wrote, "The ache for home lives in all of us. The safe place where we can go as we are and not be questioned." [1]   [1] Goodreads. (n.d.). Home Quotes. Goodreads. Retrieved August 23, 2022, from https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/tag/home

In the middle of something can be a hard place to be. 

Grace and Lucas didn't see God, face to face.  But He was there…in the hospital with their little son.

You are not alone.  You're not alone if you've felt overcome by inadequacy, exhaustion or fear. 

Naomi was a teen when she learned a valuable lesson about God many of us may not have gotten yet.

No one has to convince you that bad things happen in life, often without reason.

Repent! Now there's a word that makes us uncomfortable

Just before dawn three young men with machine guns burst into the hotel room of missionaries Martin and Gracia Burnham.       

I don't know if you liked school very much but God's classroom is different—He does all the hard work there.

People who have experienced staggering loss and yet continued to declare the goodness of God are fascinating and inspiring. 

"People come into your life for a reason, a season or a lifetime." [1]   [1] Chalker, Brian A. "Reason, Season, or Lifetime." Arlington Public Schools, VA, https://eap.apsva.us/wp-content/uploads/sites/44/2020/05/Season-Reason-Lifetime-for-Friendships.pdf

Mark listened carefully to his pastor's words: "God is not interested in your happiness."  "Wow, he thought," that makes sense because I am definitely not happy!"

Following in another's footsteps can definitely be difficult.

For a while, it was popular to post the most impressive thing about yourself on social media with the hashtag: #blessed. But this braggy habit had little to nothing to do with being blessed by God.   

Gleason Archer Jr. once told about a young woman who was new to following Jesus. She didn't realize yet that while Christians agreed that sins need to be confessed, it rarely ever happened outside of silent prayer.

Who doesn't love the mystery of buried treasure? Stories like "Buried Treasure That Hasn't Been Found Yet!" get even adults excited.  But there's a story of buried treasure in the Bible that didn't end well.

It had been stashed away behind the refrigerator in the garage for 10 years. Daniel needed physical evidence of his father's cruelty. But now truly free, he got that horse whip out, and threw it away.

The Bible is full of what we might call "dangerous answers to prayer."