My Body, God’s Treasure How God’s Delight Overcame My Eating Disorder by Rachel Lynne Sakashita I knew God was trying to get my attention when, during an eight-mile run, I tripped over a stone and temporarily dislodged my kneecap, making painless walking impossible for several months. For a year and a half, I had […]
Breadcrumbs from God How God Rescued Me from the Wilderness by Tera Balog “Receive with meekness the implanted word, which is able to save your souls.” —James 1:21 The movement away from being aligned with God’s truth was gradual and deceptive, and before I knew it, I had spent over twenty years in a wilderness […]
When It’s Hard to Rest Come to Jesus by Grace Thomas I walked upstairs to put my baby to bed. He had been awake for two and a half hours, the perfect “wake window.” I fed him some milk, wiggled him into his green sleep sack, and asked Alexa to enable white noise. I […]
Four Ways to Nurture Spiritual Growth Using Your Phone to Grow Your Relationship with God by Jennifer Trautmann After pressing the snooze button for the second time, I finally reached for my phone. I began to scroll to “ease” into my day. When I finally got up to shower, I felt a “not enough” […]
The Receiving Room God’s Invitation to Draw Near by Cristina Slabic Conversation. It is how you get to know someone. It fuels connection and intimacy. God has invited us into a conversation with him. Do you talk to God? Are you listening for his response? Do you wonder how to discern his voice from […]
Shifting Sand Trusting God in a Culture of Deconstructed Faith by Samantha Branch Faith is a lot like sand on a beach—moving, shifting, and even briefly disappearing—before it slowly begins to come into view again. As I get older, I am desperate for more tangible proof that what I have believed my whole life […]
When It’s Not about Faith Facing Depression As a Believer by Melinda Olsen We live in a fast-paced, on-the-go kind of world. Busyness and rules can lock us into routines and behavior patterns in which we don’t have time for rest, quality time with friends and family, time outside in nature, or simply time […]
Don’t Look Back A Biblical Theology of Aging by Dawn Davidson We left Eastern Europe on a Friday, just before Russia invaded Ukraine. It’s odd not to be there living my usual life—walking our dog, meeting up with my friends at Paragraph Coffee, and planning women’s events. Once again, I entered another phase of […]
Planting Seeds in the Waiting Finding Purpose in Seasons of Unanswered Prayer by Carissa Krey If you have lived in the Midwest, you may have experienced snow in late May or early October. Seasons can be confusing and seem as though the timing is off. While snow in May seems strange and out of […]
Three Truths to Bring Hope in Transition Biblical Wisdom for Life Changes by Bethany Broderick I strode into the kitchen wearing a long-sleeved T-shirt and scarf. My husband glanced up and laughed. “You know it’s going to reach eighty degrees today.” “I don’t care,” I said, turning up my nose, though I could already […]