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 […]
Do Not Fear Viewing God’s Command as an Invitation to Freedom by Tristany Corgan Heart racing. Hands shaking. Head fogging. Stomach fluttering. It’s getting hard to breathe. What is the cause of these symptoms? Perhaps it is an interruption in my daily schedule. It could be that something has gone wrong that I don’t know […]
Faithfulness in the Quiet An invitation to participate in the present When you think about slow seasons, what comes to mind? Does it feel quiet, mundane, even painfully dull? Maybe you’re waiting for the right job or longing for something new. Honestly, if I’m not careful in the slower seasons, I’ll resort to numbness, and […]
It’s a little unnerving when a book of the Bible gets all up in our business. Reading through Solomon’s realizations in the book of Ecclesiastes is like having someone put words to deeply felt truths and insecurities. It’s at once an uncomfortable exposure and consoling company. The author sums up a universal tension: how the […]
Have you ever found yourself in the midst of a hard season wishing it would just go away? One day in March, my husband, Frank, came home from work complaining of feeling ill, but we both wrote it off as him needing rest and hydration. As the days passed, it became clear that this was […]
Heidi Rausch shares her journey of unexpectedly losing her eyesight at 26 years old […]
What We Know for Sure By Deidre Braley How can we deal with uncertainty in our lives when fear is taunting us from every angle? We curl up into the arms of God our Father, who promises that he will carry us, bear us, and rescue us. Though the future is uncertain, God’s compassion, rescue, […]