A lot has been written in recent decades about finding your spiritual gifts—as though they are hard to detect without lots of inspection. Continue Reading …
October
How a tissue taught me about repentance and made me more thankful for Christ. Continue Reading …
We're all spinning lots of plates, but what if I told you I could sum up your role in a single word? Would you believe me? Continue Reading …
It sounded so old; it sounded frail. I didn't like the sound of the dreaded "disease" they kept mentioning: "menopause." Continue Reading …
My name is Ami Atkins, and I am a thirty-year-old barren widow. My husband was a passionate follower of Christ. Jon adored me, but he adored Jesus more. Continue Reading …
Do you long to grow into a more patient, gentle parent? So does this mom who writes about some of the ways she's seen grace and growth in this struggle. Continue Reading …
Vacationing solo just isn't done. Even eating out alone has a stigma in our culture. I wasn't the only one who considered this. Continue Reading …
November
The gospel has always gone down smooth for me. Yes, God forgave me of my sins. Yes, that is good news. But honestly, there wasn't that much to forgive . . . Continue Reading …
The "other side of womanhood" is the season where I've reached a place of maternal barrenness. That is a difficult reality to adjust to. Continue Reading …
For those of us whose lives don't seem to mirror the quintessential Norman Rockwell painting, Christmas can seem like a cruel joke. Continue Reading …
How do you pray for your friend as you hold her hand and she strokes his in that sterile room as God changes her title from wife to widow? Continue Reading …
For the next month on the blog, we'll be opening curtains and flipping on lights so you can see into homes and lives of those you've never met. Continue Reading …
We tend to romanticize that first Thanksgiving. But our retellings of history have a way of puffing up the happy stuff and glossing over grim realities. Continue Reading …
December
We feel the squeeze from parenting books and advice from friends. They tell us we must do more and try harder. What if there's another way? Continue Reading …
I don't know about you, but as I seek to be hospitable toward others, I tend to be inhospitable toward the members of my own family. Continue Reading …
Here's a glimpse of another type of women's ministry that doesn't require any formal training, just the willingness to share out of your own life experiences. Continue Reading …
We dread grief as as though nothing good could come of it. But as I've cared for my autistic son, grief has become a friend who causes me to remember eternity. Continue Reading …
Holidays...beneath the good food, parties, and presents, every heart craves the warmth and security that comes from being with loved ones in a haven of plenty. Continue Reading …
You are my gracious, all-knowing, all-wise, all-powerful Master and Savior. So why do I . . . Continue Reading …
Knowing that God wants you to do something for Him and has a plan for your life is one of the best feelings in the world. It's exciting. It's terrifying. Continue Reading …
As we celebrate Christmas this year, we need to take a minute to hone in on Immanuel. God left heaven and came to earth to be with us—that's a very big deal! Continue Reading …