STEPHANIE HUBACH|CONTRIBUTOR “Long, long ago in a galaxy far, far away…” there was once an enthusiastic college student. As one of the top students in my class, one of the few female Economics majors, and one with an ambition to either attend law school or acquire a PhD, I worked hard and I played hard.… Read More
SUSAN HUNT|CONTRIBUTOR Editor’s Note: This is the first in a series of articles by contributor, Susan Hunt. When we think of Susan and her writing, her books Spiritual Mothering or By Design often come to mind. Her book, Heirs of the Covenant is a favorite of mine and I asked her to write something based… Read More
JENILYN SWETT|GUEST My friend Bethany and I were sitting in the play area at Chick-Fil-A while her 2-year-old played. There were a handful of kids playing with and around her, and the kids outnumbered the grown-ups. In the course of their playing and climbing, Bethany’s little girl got scared by some of the older kids.… Read More
COURTNEY DOCTOR|CONTRIBUTOR Mother’s Day. Few holidays can rival it for emotional highs and lows. As a child, I loved Mother’s Day. It was the one day of the year my dad would “cook” breakfast with us (or run to McDonalds to buy pancakes). We would “surprise” my mother with breakfast in bed. One particularly memorable… Read More
SUE HARRIS|GUEST About a year ago, I realized that my friend was driving a car that should’ve been impounded. No. Seriously. She lived where cars didn’t have to pass an emissions test, so she took full advantage of that. Since I have somewhat of a hero complex, I determined that I would give her my… Read More
CHRISTINA FOX|EDITOR Consider your response to these unexpected life events: *Your spouse loses their job and there’s a baby on the way. *Your child has been diagnosed with a chronic illness, requiring expensive medication, and vigilant awareness of symptoms. *The ministry you have worked for years trying to build has yet to get off its… Read More
LEAH FARISH|GUEST Columnist Rod Dreher has written The Benedict Option to stimulate Christians to consider how evangelism and community can be lived out in 21st-century America. He assumes the dominant culture is hostile to Christianity and pernicious to it, especially to children, and is going to become more so. Thus he harks back to the… Read More
HOLLY MACKLE|CONTRIBUTOR “This feels weird.” A favorite pastor suggests starting a needed {but awkward} discussion with precisely those words, as a way to set the conversational footing in an immediate stance of deference and humility. Yep, sounds about right. This feels weird. Infotainment cognitive dissonance. I need to talk about it. I need my people… Read More
DUSKI VAN FLEET|GUEST I’ve been trying to get control of my temper since my husband and I were married. A day planned and interrupted by children with different agendas; a husband who needs my support instead of first offering his, longings unrealized; efforts unseen—all of this often leads me not to a dependent conversation with… Read More
SHARI THOMAS|CONTRIBUTOR I walked out of the apartment onto our busy sidewalk when a surge of fear rushed through me. “Did I get dressed today?” Thankfully, the only issue was my shirt, on inside out. On some occasions, I’ve forgotten a perfectly good meal, only to discover it a few days later still in the… Read More