One of the most encouraging things I envision picking up each morning in pursuing this manna life is the mystery of God. It reminds me…
Read More“Rest. Lord, today I need rest, Your kind of rest that doesn’t wear out as the day wears long. I’m already at the end of…
Read MoreThe Israelites had finally been freed from slavery in Egypt, but now they were in the wilderness and needed food. They were…
Read MoreOn one particularly challenging day, about a year into our journey, I was on the phone with a dear friend. As I shared my weary heart…
Read MoreJenni and her beloved husband agree it is important for them to invite others to join them on their journey as her husband…
Read MoreWe need the endurance to finish a race well, and that includes our lifelong journey of faith, obedience and love. I’m strengthened to know that…
Read MoreGod uses disappointments in powerful ways in our lives if we receive them! As I type this, I’m facing some disappointment in…
Read MoreEscape. Vacation. Getting away from it ALL! Life sometimes feels like too much, doesn’t it? I mean, the pressures of ministry, financial burdens…
Read MoreA friend of mine shared about a painful disappointment in her marriage. Seems that her husband had planned a day trip…
Read MoreHave you ever, like me, had the humbling experience to realize that a certain electrical gadget or appliance wasn’t broken but…
Read MoreMost of us love a great relationship story. It might be a romantic movie like “While You Were Sleeping”, or a soul-knot friendship like…
Read MoreI am drawn to Ellen for many reasons, but at the top of my list is that she shares powerful truths sheathed in kindness and love. Her writing is conversational. She pulls…
Read MoreWe joked, and we jostled. We swam with a dolphin and snorkeled with a turtle. We danced the macarena. Some of us sang karaoke. Our younger…
Read MoreOrphaned at age seven and then adopted by a cruel distant cousin, Jane had often known deep distress in her life but rarely…
Read MoreI guess I could blame it on my daughter. She put the idea in my head. It all started when I texted my two girls, asking them to pray…
Read MoreIn the wake of the multiple losses, a crisis can bring—jobs and businesses lost, loved ones removed by distance or death, long-anticipated joys…
Read MoreTraversing the road of recovery often feels like walking through the valley of the shadow of death. Each journey is complex…
Read MoreWhether the crisis comes in the form of a wildfire roaring down the mountain or a river rising near your home, whether the crisis comes…
Read MoreHave you ever experienced fear, the kind of fear that follows terrifying changes in your life or the gnawing, grinding every minute of everyday…
Read MoreWe have only touched the tip of the iceberg of the lives of the women of the resurrection. Let their stories inspire you to follow…
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