by Laurel Mountain Ministries | Nov 3, 2026 | Inspiration From The Mountain
Longing for Home, Living for Today The garden was quiet, but not peaceful. The air hung thick with the kind of darkness that feels alive—heavy, unmoving, waiting. Olive branches shifted overhead as a cool night wind moved through the trees, carrying with it the sounds...
by Laurel Mountain Ministries | Oct 27, 2026 | Inspiration From The Mountain
Life gives us responsibilities to carry and problems to work through. Most of the time, we try to handle them ourselves. Think of those ordinary struggles as skirmishes. Generally, we have enough strength to fight them. Some are easily won, while others require us to...
by Laurel Mountain Ministries | Oct 20, 2026 | Inspiration From The Mountain
The God of Now How Quickly We Forget The desert wind stung their faces as the last of the sun bled across the horizon. Sand scratched at their sandals with each step, and the heat of the day clung to their skin even as the shadows stretched long and thin across the...
by Laurel Mountain Ministries | Oct 13, 2026 | Inspiration From The Mountain
Before sin, before brokenness, before we started hiding from God—or from each other—there was simply relationship. Have you ever pictured the conversations Adam, Eve, and God might have shared? Did Adam and Eve ask Him questions about the sun and clouds? Did they...
by Laurel Mountain Ministries | Oct 6, 2026 | Inspiration From The Mountain
There are seasons when faith feels wonderfully clear. You pray and the answer seems to come quickly. You open Scripture and the words meet you exactly where you are. A door opens at the right time. A conversation brings the encouragement you needed. In those moments,...
by Laurel Mountain Ministries | Sep 16, 2026 | Inspiration From The Mountain
About eighty yards behind the campus chapel at Laurel Mountain Ministries, near the edge of the woods, sits a small Prayer Garden. Wood-chip paths wind through bushes and flower gardens that change with the seasons. A few small trees provide shade. Two large pieces of...