Tag Archives: trials

Are you #blessed?

by Christina Fox, in category Thanksgiving
KATIE POLSKI|CONTRIBUTOR At the beginning of the fall, I had fun scrolling through social media and looking at the various pictures, which mostly included end of summer vacations and shots of enthusiastic kids ready to begin the school year. There was an array of happy, sun-kissed faces, kids who seemed excited about the year ahead,… Read More

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

Contentment is Great Gain

by Christina Fox, in category Encouragement
MEGAN HILL|GUEST One day every year, the fast food restaurant Chick Fil-A offers a free meal to anyone who comes to the restaurant dressed as a cow. Franchises fill with customers wearing white t-shirts painted with black spots, triangular ears sewn to headbands, and tails pinned to the seat of their pants. Waiting in the… Read More

The Lord Who Keeps Us

by Christina Fox, in category Fear

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

4 Ways to Pursue Wisdom

by Christina Fox, in category Encouragement

CB CAMPANO|GUEST Out of all the things King Solomon could have asked God for—riches, fame, power, success—he asked for wisdom. And it’s no wonder; we are desperate for it! On any given day we encounter problems for which we have no ready answer, no step-by-step instructions, and no Biblical proof text that precisely addresses our need.… Read More