[Cynthia Herron] Advice I’d Give to a Younger Me
Cynthia Herron says, “Be in the moment, yes, but also live each moment with purpose. Focus on the bigger picture.”

As we navigate our new normal and face many uncertainties it is natural to feel overwhelmed. It’s safe to say many of us have experienced this at some point in our lives. Getting in the right headspace is helpful when feeling overwhelmed. Exercise releases stress and has a positive impact on not only mental health…
If you’d like to ask God a few questions, you’re in good company!
“Without taking my eyes from hers, I am aware of Father following behind. I sense how pleased He is with my reaction. Gratitude wells at His great care. This woman is exactly, precisely, completely what I need. My fingers drift to my ribs, remembering what He had planned to do.”
I taught at Pacific Lutheran University for 35 years. A few years in, I committed myself to dedicate the first five minutes of each class to telling my students a story about God’s work in my life. I would tell my students that while the technical material we were going to cover in class is…
[KD Holmberg] The God Who Sees
Last month I wrote about Hagar, the headstrong handmaid of Sarai, in The Present Moment. She conceived a child with Abram and quickly despised her mistress (Genesis 16:4b NKJV). Sarai retaliated by attacking Hagar with unrelenting cruelty. Hagar ran away when life became difficult and sought refuge on a desert road of tawny sand and…
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