Caroline Rose Sanders 3 Minute Read When I was first told that I had the gift of encouragement, it sounded kind of frilly. Why not something more powerful, like healing or teaching or speaking in languages I’ve never learned? I wanted to be on the front lines of the spiritual battle, not sitting on the sidelines patting someone’s hand and telling…
Rachelle Rea Cobb 3 Minute Read Staring down at my list and realizing I needed three things from the automotive section caused me just a twinge of anxiety. It is an accomplishment that I know how to change the oil. I don’t do it, but I know how, and that is what counts. (Actually, what counts is that my dad is…
Rachelle Rea Cobb 3 Minute Read It happened sometime between daring being a dream and daring coming true…
I went to Costa Rica last summer. It was my first mission trip, my first international mission trip, my first flight, and my first international flight.
Emily C. Gardner 2 Minute Read My Beautiful One, I saw you try to hide those tears yesterday. It wasn’t easy because you were sitting in a classroom, surrounded by your peers. What luck, you thought, that the girl next to you had just sprayed copious amounts of perfume and you could blame wet eyes on an allergic reaction. You’re getting…
Jeannie Pederson 2 Minute Read A new year seems like such a good place for a fresh start. But sometimes I think it’s hopeless. Over and over I make the same resolutions, the same pledges to do better, only to have them fall by the wayside before the sharp edges of the year have worn off. Those friends I want…
Emily C. Gardner 2 Minute Read Much like spring is known as a season for coming out of hibernation, celebrating new growth, and cleaning, January comes with its fair share of expected activities. After a stretch of festive indulgence, people join gyms and begin healthy eating regimens. People look back on the past twelve months and look forward to what the…
Katie 2 Minute Read Did you ever have concept that was really hard for you to grasp? I’ve had many of them. While studying 1 John recently, I kept noticing that it talks about us having Christ in us, as well as us being in Christ. With the holiday season and Christmas quickly approaching, many of us will get…
Elisabeth Allen 4 Minute Read Her name was Sarah and she walked into the unknown with her husband, Abraham, when God called (Genesis 12:1). God promised them a baby and as many descendants as there were stars in the sky (Genesis 15:5). And, finally, three men walked out of the desert and accepted the hospitality of Abraham and Sarah’s tent…
Katie 5 Minute Read Event planner, wedding coordinator, small group leader, mentor, oldest of twelve children, and chief cook and bottle washer. Planning and scheduling are not just what I do, they are who I’ve become. My entire life is made up of schedules and game plans – I thrive on them! I also love adventure, but only when…
Caroline Rose Sanders 5 Minute Read Perhaps it’s too soon to talk about it, but last Sunday was not the best. I came home from church, ate lunch and watched a movie. The rest of the day involved eating dinner (but not doing the dishes) and lying on the couch. And what, might you ask, was I doing on the couch?…
Guest Author 2 Minute Read The lonely figure darted quietly through the streets of Bethany. She had heard He was here. Pulling her robe tightly against her body in a vain attempt to keep the evening chill at bay, she clutched the precious box in her hand as she neared Simon’s house.
Rachelle Rea Cobb 3 Minute Read I made a startling discovery while washing dishes this evening. And I never would have discovered it had it not been evening. The dancing darkness outside the window pulled me in, inviting me to plunge into nothingness and numbness and the shivery night. My fingers slowed on their sudsy trek through the dishwater and I focused, truly focused, on the window and my view of the outside world.
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The End.