[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?”…
[Megan Alms] Three Promises from God in Times of Fear
This has been quite a year. After various natural disasters, violent attacks, sickness, and social injustices, many have been shaken with fear. In times like these, it can be difficult to hold faith that God will keep us and our loved ones safe. Little voices in the backs of our minds ask, “What if this…
[Taylor Bennett] That Which Stays the Same
As my Tradewinds series with Mountain Brook Ink draws to a close with the release of Barefoot Memories this month (YAY!), I’ve found myself fighting more than a few waves of nostalgia. I started writing the first book in the series, Porch Swing Girl, when I was barely fifteen years old. Now I’m creeping up…
[Starr Ayers] Living Out Loud
Letter writing may be a lost art, but there is one letter we will all write.