When the Smoke Clears Trusting God After Trauma by Eileen VandenBerg Fingers interlaced around my knees, I sat on the rough, low-quality, barely padded carpet of the corner bedroom. Darkness surrounded me, and quiet sobs convulsed my body. Two of my girls slept peacefully—their contented chests rising and falling—in the beds just a few […]
The Psalm 23 Method: How to Cultivate Spiritual Steadfastness by Rachel Sweatt Raise your hand if you have ever felt like something is just off sometimes. (Hi, it’s me! *raises hand*) Whether it’s due to a life transition, a rushed morning, or just a drift in our own mental or spiritual health, we are […]
Winning the Battle Against Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder How a Deeper Understanding of the Gospel Helped Me Combat OCD by Brynn Lee My mind was my safe place—a refuge where I could go when I wanted to pull away from the noise of life and retreat to the quietness that contemplation and reflection promised. In this […]
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 […]
Most of the time, my appetite to know what God has planned overtakes my desire to walk with him. When he doesn’t share his plan with me, I run from him. Sometimes I flee in anger, sometimes in shame, sometimes dragging grief, but always looking for someone else to tell me what the Lord won’t. […]