HOLLY MACKLE | CONTRIBUTOR At five months postpartum my dearest college friends came to visit and love on our new daughter. We were chatting at a Starbucks when some men wearing sidearms calmly walked in. Within seconds I had our group outside crouched behind the bushes, poised to dial 911, entirely certain there was about to be a… Read More
SUSAN HUNT | CONTRIBUTOR A previous post answered the question of why a church should have a women’s ministry. Now the question is: what should a women’s ministry do? A pragmatic answer can fill every woman’s calendar with an endless list of tasks, but a task-driven ministry lacks gospel passion and power. Tasks become wearisome… Read More
CHRISTINA FOX|EDITOR What is the Bible about? Is it a guide book on how to live life? Is it a series of disjointed stories, many of which have nothing to say to us in our present day and age? Is it a fortune teller of sorts where we close our eyes, open to a page,… Read More
HEATHER NELSON | CONTRIBUTOR I’ve long viewed rest as a luxury that I couldn’t afford. I was too busy. I’m a part-time counselor/writer/speaker, pastor’s wife, and a mom of young children. When was there time to rest? Rest seemed indulgent, until it became a necessity when I hit burnout in the fall of 2015. God… Read More
COURTNEY DOCTOR | CONTRIBUTOR “Why are you cast down, O my soul, and why are you in turmoil within me?” is a question I regularly ask my own soul. Sometimes I know the answer. Sometimes I don’t. But, ultimately, my hope does not lie in knowing the answer to the question “Why?” My hope lies… Read More
KRISTEN HATTON | CONTRIBUTOR Today’s selfie culture fuels ongoing confusion about identity and purpose for our teens. Even for those in the church, there is a disconnected understanding as to how the life-giving truths of the gospel apply to daily life. I have seen this first hand during my many years of leading a teen… Read More