KRISTY MCKINNEY|GUEST In prayer I cry out to the Lord, “I get it! I get why you warn us so much about fear, anxiety, and worry in your Word.” Fear almost always leads to anxiety. Anxiety leads to worry, and then they ping-pong back and forth. This ugly triplet chain has circled me again and… Read More
STACEY BOOTH|GUEST “Mommy, did God plan for your mom to die?” The question from the backseat of my car sends me into a tailspin. She’s four. How do I explain to a tender heart just how broken our world is? How do I explain that people die, floods come, and the “boo-boos” that took my… Read More
BARBARANNE KELLY|GUEST I used to be a regular consumer of cable news. Wars, crime, tragedy, political outrage, frightening weather phenomena: all these and more, I consumed in heaping doses from the news. Turning on the TV isn’t necessary anymore to maintain the diet of alarm, is it? Now it comes—personalized even more—through my Facebook feed.… Read More
SARA DUBOSE|GUEST What was life like that night long ago in Bethlehem? Husbands discussed their gross. Wives discussed their groceries. Children discussed their grades and games. Who could know on this very night an answer was being provided for every need discussed at every dinner table? Let your mind slip out into that night with… Read More
KRISTEN HATTON|CONTRIBUTOR Recently I spoke to the women at our church on the topic of gospel friendship, a term Susan Shepherd used at the Women’s Ministry Leadership Training in Atlanta. Before I could show our ladies what a gospel friendship should be, I had to uncover what keeps us from it. In the image of… Read More
ELLEN DYKAS|CONTRIBUTOR Last night I almost entered a race I didn’t register for…and did not want to run! My thoughts were tip-toeing towards the start line of a race that many of us struggle with: our thoughts racing away from what is wise and true. Some new health concerns have opened up spheres of information… Read More
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
STEPHANIE HUBACH | CONTRIBUTOR I love Chinese Food. Truly I do. White rice or fried rice, hot and sour soup or egg drop, General Tso’s chicken or beef with broccoli—it all works for me! But my favorite part of the meal is (by far) at the very end. The fortune cookie. Oh, I know, lots… Read More