Finding Fellowship in the Local Body

Finding Fellowship in the Local Body Sometimes we believe discipleship within the local body of Christ must involve weekly meet-ups over cups of coffee and a Bible study. Yet not only is this a fabricated requirement of fellowship, for many seasons of life, it’s...
You’re Not Waiting Alone

You’re Not Waiting Alone

You’re Not Waiting Alone My eyelids lift in the dark of my bedroom. The autumn sun still sleeps below the horizon. I grab the phone on my nightstand and skim through the bolded headlines on the screen. Another attack in the middle east. Threats of terrorism....
The Linchpin for Victory

The Linchpin for Victory

The Linchpin for Victory My family and I tottered across the uneven rock path. Stone walls hemmed us in on both sides, as we passed through the tunnel towards the sun peeking out at the other end. As the darkness gave way, our field of view grew wider to reveal the...
But Joy Comes With the Morning

But Joy Comes With the Morning

But Joy Comes With the Morning I stared up at the top of our small tent. Bedtime was hours ago, but my eyes had yet to succumb to the darkness. An inflatable mattress pad squeaked next to me, joined by another, then another. The symphony of squeaks repeated every five...
Lifetimes in Landscapes

Lifetimes in Landscapes

Lifetimes in Landscapes His wide gait pulled him across the threshold and into the room bathed in soft blues and yellows filtering through the stained glass window. Quietly, he shuffled towards a back seat.  He grew up in the foothills of the forest. Where the horizon...
Two Truths for Deep Suffering

Two Truths for Deep Suffering

Two Truths for Deep Suffering Sometimes silence is the hardest part. When those tears stream onto the pillowcase and you quietly beg God to take away the pain, but he doesn’t. When you throw in another load of laundry and your heavy heart asks him one more time for...

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