SUSAN SHEPHERD|CONTRIBUTOR “I love my computer because my friends live in it.” That meme popped up on my Facebook feed recently with tongue-in-cheek humor, revealing a trend that is a sad diagnostic of our generation. Even the fact that it was posted, liked and shared on Facebook is ironic…and telling. Friendship. Even a casual study… Read More
ELLEN DYKAS|CONTRIBUTOR Really?! Seriously?! It’s popular to respond to disappointment with these words, spoken with a mock shock that communicates disapproval and sometimes, how dare you! Disappointment does often lead to hurt feelings, frustrations, and stress. Whether it’s a relationship struggle, missed opportunity, thwarted desire, or unmet expectations, disappointments are tough. Yet God uses these… Read More
PATSY KUIPERS|GUEST Probably not the heading you’d expect for a reflection on two decades of widowhood… at least not until you complete the title of the cherished hymn, ’Tis So Sweet to Trust in Jesus and recall its first verse: “’Tis so sweet to trust in Jesus, Just to take Him at His word, Just… Read More
RACHEL CRADDOCK|GUEST I dance with worry and anxiety too often. Sometimes I let anxiety lead the rhythm of my step. I find my feet walking to it’s beat. Just like you when a child naps in the afternoon who usually does not I may begin to worry that he may be ill. I am walking… Read More
KATIE POLSKI|GUEST My father passed away fourteen years ago. I loved him so and still miss him greatly, so Father’s Day still brings to the surface tender emotions, as it does with many. I love to tell my kids funny stories about their grandfather, but this year, I’ve reflected more on some of the gifts… Read More
When Heirs of the Covenant was written in 1998 our children were six and three years old and my husband and I were ministering in a young church plant. I read this book as an earnest mom seeking ways to disciple her children. I was challenged to think how we could, by God’s grace, live… Read More
BARBARANNE KELLY|GUEST ••• I have been involved in Bible studies for the past twenty-seven years, seeking to learn more about my Savior and to grow in his likeness. Numerous theological conferences and countless sermons helped to increase my knowledge and understanding. And yet, I have only recently begun a practice which, together with diligent study… Read More
KRISTEN HATTON|CONTRIBUTOR “But if Christ is in you, although the body is dead because of sin, the Spirit is life because of righteousness… For all who are led by the Spirit of God are sons of God. For you did not receive the spirit of slavery to fall back into fear, but you have received the… Read More
HEATHER PARTRIDGE|GUEST At the end of last year, I received the images from our recent maternity lifestyle session. I adored looking through photograph after photograph of the last pictures we would take as a family of four, and yet, I kept going back to one particular picture. In this very candid photo, my husband and… Read More