How to Trust God When You’re Diagnosed with Cancer [Episode 10]

by Niki Hardy | Jan 13, 2021 | Cancer, Chemo Chair Prayers, Suffering

The house opposite is being demolished today – you might be able to hear the rumble in the background. There’s a bulldozer out front tearing it apart – not in a clear systematic way, not neatly or thoughtfully, taking care to be gentle or not damage too...

Great Faith: It’s not what you think [Episode 9]

by Niki Hardy | Jan 7, 2021 | Cancer, Chemo Chair Prayers, Suffering

How do we build great faith? People often say to me “I wish I had more faith. I really need it.” Or, “My faith’s just not strong enough to get through this.” I get it. All pain and suffering has the ability to knock our faith but there’s...

The kindest thing you can do for yourself this year [Episode 8]

by Niki Hardy | Dec 22, 2020 | Cancer, Chemo Chair Prayers, Suffering

This episode is all about how to be kind to yourself in 2021 and who doesn’t need that right now? But what’s the #1 thing you can do this coming year to help you do that? Well, it’s New Years Eve and we’re finally saying goodbye to 2020 and I’m...

Why does God Allows Suffering [Episode 7]?

by Niki Hardy | Dec 21, 2020 | Cancer, Chemo Chair Prayers, Suffering

If you or someone you love has cancer I don’t need to persuade you pain and suffering are real. I don’t need to persuade you it can strike at anytime.  And, after the year that 2020 has been, I certainly don’t need to convince you that no one is...

For the weary, worried and waiting [Episode 6]

by Niki Hardy | Dec 17, 2020 | Cancer, Chemo Chair Prayers, Suffering

Dealing with cancer or watching someone you love go through it is tough enough but load a global pandemic on top of that, and many of us are left weary, worried and waiting for things to change. Each Christmas we celebrate the birth of Jesus and hear Isaiah’s...

The prayer you don’t even pray anymore

by Niki Hardy | Dec 10, 2020 | Cancer, Chemo Chair Prayers, Suffering

Have you poured out your heart to God, pleading for things to change until you’ve got nothing left? Maybe you’ve given up and simply stopped praying – your energy to pray has been eroded by the constant silence and seeming permanence of the...