[Guest: J. M. Hackman] Wonder Woman

I’ve always admired Wonder Woman. The female superhero is kind, beautiful, and strong—everything we’re told we can be. Her daring weekly escapades filled my television screen as I grew up. I could be Wonder Woman. I could defeat evil (and those school bullies). I just needed a red, white, and blue bathing suit and a

[Patricia Lee] Searching for Thankfulness

As the year 2020 nears its end, many of us sigh in relief. The past several months have been filled with one crisis after another, from COVID-19, to congressional antics, to claims of election fraud. We, as a nation, are anxious for the curtain to fall on this chapter of our history. Lock the door.

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[Dana McNeely] How to Handle a Drought

The specter of death walked the land of Israel. After three years without rain, streams ran dry and wells became mud. Crops failed and food supplies dwindled. The effects of the drought gripped nearly everyone, from the poorest laborer to the king and queen in their palace. But in Zarephath, a Canaanite city far away,

[Sara Davison] Putting the A back into ACTS

Since the pandemic began, I have been more intentional than ever about carving out time for prayer and reading the Bible every morning. I have found this quiet time to be the most effective weapon against fear, uncertainty, and anxiety. Recently, though, I started to examine how I was praying. Too often, I rushed into

[Melanie Campbell] Wildfires and Clouded Vision

A few weeks ago, my town was blanketed with thick smoke and covered with ash. Wildfires were dangerously close and people in nearby areas had to be evacuated from their homes. There were reports of arsonists setting other fires. It was chaos, doom and gloom. In other words, another page in the nail-biting saga of