Amanda Harris

Written by Amanda Harris, a core team member at Inspiring Hope Church. As I'm sitting here writing this blog, I'm on the island of Maui. It's early because my internal alarm clock is still 6 hours ahead, so most of the resort is sleeping. I hear the crashing of the

I've been struggling the last few days. Battling cancer is not what I had hoped to be doing this year. Like a petulant child, I've been stomping my feet, declaring how unfair the situation is, feeling sorry for myself. Asking God, 'where is my reward?' My brother called me

Early in my walk with Jesus, it was easy to praise Him. I saw His hand in every sunrise, every wildflower, every happy moment. But then life got hard. We experienced loss of loved ones, illness, job loss, struggles in our marriage, broken friendships. It was in those trials that