Word by Word | A Journey for Hope

Today's Fun Fact: The Light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it. John 1:5

Today's Fun Fact: The word "intercession" comes from the Latin word "intercedo," which translates "to go between" or "to pass between."

Today's Fun Fact: Sometimes our arms get tired, and we need someone to stand in the gap.

Today's Fun Fact: Prayer walking is a form of intercessory prayer that involves walking to or near a specific location while praying.

Today's Fun Fact: The righteous cry out, and the Lord hears them; he delivers them from all their troubles. (Psalm 34:17)

Today's Fun Fact: God loves the generations.

Today's Fun Fact: Compassion is the first word God uses to describe himself to Moses in Exodus 34:6-7.

Today's Fun Fact: In 1607, an expedition of people led by Pastor Robert Hunt made a covenant with God over what would become the United States of America.

Today's Fun Fact: The uncertainty in a scientific measurement is a rigorously defined and quantifiable thing. 🌻

Today's Fun Fact: The average adult makes an estimated 33,000 to 35,000 decisions each day.

When the Lord placed on my heart a desire to write, I had to admit to being greatly intimidated. If it weren't for my husband, who encouraged me that even the greatest writers were rejected, I may have missed out on a beautiful opportunity. Stephen King was rejected thirty times, which led him to throw a manuscript into the trash. His wife subsequently found it and resubmitted it to a publishe...

Today's Fun Fact: Praying for friends and colleagues is a way to show love and support, especially when they're facing mountains that seem insurmountable—iron sharpens iron.

Today's Fun Fact: Discipleship is intentional and prayerful. It’s time invested in a few people, on purpose. This is how Jesus did it.

Today's Fun Fact: In English, "'I am' holds the distinction of being the shortest complete sentence, making it elegantly concise."

Today's Fun Fact: Millions of trees grow every year, thanks to squirrels, who can't remember where they buried their nuts.

Today's Fun Fact: Words are my jam! 📚

Today's Fun Fact: Jesus will return!

Today's Fun Fact: Plants can communicate with each other through a network of roots and fungi in the soil, known as the "Wood Wide Web." 

Today's Fun Fact: When you experience delight, your brain is flooded with oxytocin, the neurochemical that makes us feel safe and bonded to someone. 

Today's Fun Fact: The Lord delights in you and rejoices over you with singing.

Today's Fun Fact: “It is impossible to write one’s best if nobody else ever has a look at the result.” C.S. Lewis

Today's Fun Fact: The Greek word translated "blessed" is makarioi, which means "to be fully satisfied."

Today's Fun Fact: The nine qualities defined as "fruit of the Spirit" are to be cultivated together as a unified whole, like a bunch of grapes on a vine.

Today's Fun Fact: Our hearts pump approximately 2000 gallons of blood a day.

Today's Fun Fact: There is a "why" behind your "who."