[Cynthia Herron] Sometimes, You Just Gotta Laugh
Cynthia battles the scourge of dandelions.
[Sara Davison] Battling the Boxing Day Blues
Sara Davison suggests where our focus should be in times of isolation and discouragement.
I’m Afraid Not
Everyone loves junk mail…said no one ever. Here’s a creative—although possibly illegal—way to deal with it. But if you don’t want to break the law, you might end up playing a game created because of said junk mail. Regardless, you might find that it’s not so bad after all.
[Linda Thompson] Why Would a Loving God Allow a Plague?
Remembering WWII’s daring Doolittle Raiders on the anniversary of their raid. Four spent *thirty-six month* under lockdown–solitary confinement. What brought them through?
[Dana McNeely] Love in a Time of Drought
Dana McNeely discusses why God sometimes treats his children with tough love.
[Jeanette-Marie Mirich] Life Interrupted
When Henri Nouwen’s life was interrupted by the death of a loved one, confronted by poverty, his quiet monastic life by busyness, and his emotional safety by the collapse of a deep friendship, Nouwen, a Roman Catholic priest and spiritual writer asks in Beyond the Mirror, “Where is God? And Who is God for me?”…
[Bryan Davis] The Stones Will Cry Out
But Jesus answered, “I tell you, if these become silent, the stones will cry out!” (Luke 19:40) During my journey to Alaska a few years ago, while driving through the Yukon near Watson Lake, I noticed many groupings of stones that spelled out words like “Hunter” in the above photo. The arrangements made me wonder…
[KD Holmberg] The Present Moment
Over four thousand years ago, a young woman named Hagar lay pregnant, alone and dying in the desert. Imagine the terror and heartbreak of being with child and knowing the life inside would never take its first breath. So what happened in the darkest moment of Hagar’s life? God saw her. Now the Angel of the Lord found…
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