Tag Archives: gospel

Bringing our “Hungry” to His Plenty

by Christina Fox, in category God's Word

God woke me up and showed me Jesus when I was in high school. My one and only high school boyfriend was about to escort me to a fancy Christmas party, and I was stoked. I’d noticed him acting a little strange recently, but I was sure it would pass. Instead, after the party he drove me to a quiet, romantic spot, and broke up with me.

I was devastated. My mother shouldered the burden of sorrow and rejection with me, but I refused to be comforted. As far as I was concerned, I was not only unloved, I was unlovable. Days turned into weeks. Then of all things, my mother—who was not the Bible thumping type—said this, “Rondi, you’ve got to get a hold of yourself. You need to ‘put your hand in the hand of the man who stilled the waters.’”

In a flash, the Holy Spirit connected the dots for me. The Jesus of my childhood suddenly became the mighty Savior of the Scriptures who had come to rescue me. The 1971 folk song brought a portion of God’s word to life and Jesus stepped off the page.

Joy in Difficult Days

by Christina Fox, in category Suffering
KATIE POLSKI|CONTRIBUTOR By all appearances, it was an ordinary day. I remember it was a rather hot spring day, and the sky seemed to burst with blue. Everything on the home front was ordinary – waking tired kids, grabbing quick breakfasts, and rushing out the door for school. My sister was in town, and we… Read More

Living with a Good Grief

by Christina Fox, in category Grief
ELIZABETH GARN|GUEST Grief has been on my mind a lot lately. It’s not something I’ve faced much before but it has become an uninvited guest that has chosen to sit at my side and follow me in my wanderings. Whether I like it or not, grief has come and with it have come new thoughts… Read More

The Back to School Weirds

by Christina Fox, in category Motherhood
MEG FLOWERS|GUEST Back to school gives me all the feels. I have a wise, loving friend who is a mama of grown children. She describes “back to school” as a release—a way we send our children into another layer of the broken world, and our mama hearts into a deeper place of trust. Each year… Read More

The Gates of Eternity at the DMV

by Christina Fox, in category Encouragement
HEATHER MOLENDYK|GUEST I recently had the delightful privilege of spending a beautiful summer day sitting at the local DMV office. Hours of endless lines. Lots of people packed into a building three sizes too small. Hard, impersonal stares from government workers who constantly question whether their paycheck is worth the time they spend dealing with… Read More

The Music That Shapes Us

by Christina Fox, in category Shame
SHARON MORGINSKY|GUEST My husband loves music. In fact, before he became a pastor, he was a full-time musician. Our home is filled with music most of the time. We have this little dance we do when people come over. He picks out a playlist and turns up the music, then after a time I come… Read More

One Family’s Journey with Autism

by Christina Fox, in category Suffering
DAVINA PERRET|GUEST Three days before Mother’s Day, our 12-year-old son was removed from our home by police escort and taken to a psychiatric hospital. The months leading up to this event were filled with several inpatient and outpatient hospital stays because of his constant obsessions over suicide, death, and all things dark.  Our weeks revolved… Read More

FOMO, Our Hearts, and The Gospel

by Christina Fox, in category Fear
CAROLINE SCRUGGS|GUEST What then shall we say to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us? He who did not spare his own Son but gave him up for us all, how will he not also with him graciously give us all things?                                                                              Romans 8:31-32 I’d like to think… Read More