The Secret Place A Psalm 91 Story by Kierstin Almstrum The trodden path ahead leads to a familiar and beloved place. In reminiscence, I clearly trace my footsteps, remembering the times I’ve traveled to this secluded location. A few more feet and I’ll reach my destination. I indulge the crisp mountain air, basking in the […]
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” […]
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 […]
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 […]
Sharing the Embers of Your Heart How to Share the Gospel When Your Faith Seems Dry by Alexis Kanode One evening my husband and I went out to dinner for a date night. It was our first date in six months, and we needed it. We were walking through a difficult season of our […]
When the Hospital Becomes Home: Sharing Jesus in Hard Places by Stephanie McKeever I have always told God I would go wherever he led me to tell others about the saving love of Jesus. That is, until we arrived on the ninth floor. Finding a lump on our son Evan’s leg began the frighteningly […]
When Wandering Invites Remembrance: How Looking Back Helps Us Move Forward by Peggy Bodde Have you ever noticed that when our heart wanders, the rest of us follows? Doubt and worry take up the spaces where remembrance and gratitude used to live. Zakhar is the Hebrew word for “remember.” Zakhar holds this idea of […]
Seeking a Heart for Prayer When Your Spirit Is Dry: Discovering What Only God Can Do by Tracey Rector I poured out an impassioned plea to God. My prayer life had become stale and listless, and prayer had become more of an obligation than a privilege. Checking off an ever-lengthening list of requests left […]
When We Don’t Have Enough: Living with a Mindset of Abundance by Lauri Hawley Do you often feel as though something is missing in your life? Whether it’s talent, time, strength, energy, creativity, or relationships, we all have an area or two of our lives that seem to be short on resources. We assume if […]