By Shannon Leibold I come from wide-open spaces and barefoot summers and rows of corn taller than my head. Filling the role of the son he never had, I was my farmer-Dad’s shadow. In the spring, I stood on the back of the seed drill watching those little bean seeds fall into the earth as…
By Nicole Kauffman It was one AM and my husband and I sat on the edge of our bed watching our son breathe on the monitor. We’d gotten back from the ER not even an hour ago and already he looked like he needed to go back. Adrenaline washed over us in waves as we wrestled…
Do you struggle with how to heal from a broken friendship, or wonder how to forgive a friend who has become a frenemy? When a friend hurts you deeply, it is hard to have a godly response. Here’s my story. Tick. Tick. Tick. Kaboom. When I walked into church lobby that Sunday, I was completely…
By Stacey Pardoe Dawn breaks with a lilac mist as I sit beside the window to watch the world awaken. I’m awake early today—before the patter of little feet and the requests for cartoons. I’m here to sort through a set of confusing circumstances and wrestle with God in prayer for discernment. Not long ago,…
There’s nothing like a romantic comedy on the big screen to stir longings in our heart. We dream of a courageous, drop-dead-gorgeous guy who will sweep us off our feet. We imagine the bliss of escaping the mundane, leaving the pain of the past and the stress of the present far behind. In our secret…
When I was single, I spent a lot of time wondering if I would ever get married. I thought about the future a lot. Sometimes my thoughts were filled with anxiety and worry, and other times they were resting peacefully in God’s sovereignty. My questions about marriage were eventually answered in 2011 when I walked…
Are you in a season of waiting on God to move in your life? Are you surrounded by darkness that doesn’t go away? Does it seem like God is pressing the pause button on your future, or are you falling apart because of a situation you are facing? When life the storms of life hit…
Do you know if your church or an online ministry you follow is preaching the true gospel or simply serving up a “feel good”, man-centered theology which will lead people astray? Let’s talk about 4 ways to identify false teachers in the church. I shut my laptop and began strumming my fingers in a nervous…
How do we live a godly life in an ungodly world without a spirit of condemnation or judgement? How do we manage to sort out the sinful judgment of others from the Scripture’s command to “know their fruit?” I can’t tell you the number of times I’ve caught myself thinking, “I can’t believe she did…
Everyone gets loaded down with heavy burdens, and it is hard to let them go. Do you struggle on how to cast your burdens on the Lord and have the strength to climb out of your pit? BURDENS. Whether it is finances, strained relationships, failing health, or unexpected grief. Those types of burdens can steal your…
