Vaneetha Rendall Risner

• What True Comfort Looks Like: It Doesn't Whitewash Pain
  A dear friend of mine recently learned that her husband has cancer. When the doctors first detected an abnormality, they said not to be concerned. It was probably nothing. But they’d run tests...
  Friday, October 19, 2018
• Just Do the Next Thing
  These four simple words fueled me through the mundane and the monumental. Somehow they brought clarity and strength when I needed it. Direction when I felt overwhelmed. They provided me a...
  Thursday, July 5, 2018
• Should Christians Look for Signs When Making Decisions?
  We are all looking for signs, aren’t we? I laughed when I saw that photo, but it also resonated with me. I often want a sign that I’m on the right track. That I’m doing the...
  Tuesday, March 6, 2018
• Two Words to End Any Conflict?
  The idea came to me unexpectedly, in the middle of arguing my point with someone. And the results blew me away.
  Monday, January 22, 2018
• Facing Failure
  Because of the cross, our future is not determined by our failure but by Christ’s absolute triumph.
  Tuesday, May 2, 2017
• How to Pray When Life Falls Apart
  The Father said “no” to the Son. And that “no” brought about the greatest good in all of history. God is not capricious. If he says “no” to our requests he has a reason, perhaps 10,000.
  Tuesday, April 25, 2017
• Whose Kingdom is This Anyway?
  God does not share his glory with anyone else and our lives need to be preoccupied with his glory and not our own.
  Thursday, February 16, 2017
• How God Meets You in His Word
  God meets me through his Word. Without fail.
  Monday, January 30, 2017
• How to Discourage a Suffering Friend
  I wasn’t trying to be discouraging. I was trying to help. Surprisingly, my advice didn’t help at all. My words just added to their pain.
  Friday, October 21, 2016
• How It's Possible to be Thrown into the Fire but Not Destroyed
  I have often wondered what it would have been like to watch Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego as they were thrown into the fiery furnace.
  Friday, October 7, 2016
• How to Follow Jesus' Example of Rest
  Jesus’ example is profoundly changing my idea of rest.
  Friday, May 20, 2016
• The Agonizing Feeling of Waiting on God
  “Waiting is not just about what I get at the end of the wait, but about who I become as I wait.”
  Friday, May 6, 2016
• Why You Should Stop Being Private about Your Pain
  It is in the midst of Naomi’s pain and lament that Ruth comes to know God.
  Tuesday, April 12, 2016
• When We Need the Comfort of Others
  In his darkest moments, Jesus wanted His friends.
  Wednesday, March 30, 2016