SARAH WHITE|GUEST “Yea, more with His own Hand He seemed Intent to aggravate my woe Crossed all the fair designs I schemed Cast out my feelings, laid me low…” –John Newton, “I Asked the Lord” I clearly remember my first anxiety attack. I was sitting at work, a few days removed from the fateful meeting… 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
RACHEL CRADDOCK|GUEST Put off your old self, which belongs to your former manner of life and is corrupt through deceitful desires, and to be renewed in the spirit of your minds, and to put on the new self, created after the likeness of God in true righteousness and holiness. Ephesians 4:22-24 Recently, I brought two different… Read More
LISA HELLIER|GUEST Back in 2014, when I first heard about the #banbossy movement, I laughed. The movement’s premise is that when little girls are called “bossy” it causes lower self-esteem and deters them from seeking leadership. I laughed again because that was certainly not my personal experience. Bossy Women I come from a long, strong,… Read More
COURTNEY DOCTOR|CONTRIBUTOR “Be not like a horse or a mule, without understanding, which must be curbed with bit and bridle, or it will not stay near you.” Psalm 32:9 Would I be taking my love of horses too far to say that it is a horse who has given me one of the best pictures of what… Read More
HEATHER NELSON|CONTRIBUTOR Note – This post first appeared on my blog, heatherdavisnelson.com, three years ago when I was in the throes of potty training twin three-year-olds. I am happy to report that they are now completely potty trained. But my spiritual training (and theirs) is very much still a work in progress. There is advice… Read More