by Janie Giebelhaus | Oct 11, 2023 | Unity
“My prayer is not for them alone. I pray also for those who will believe in me through their message, that all of them may be one, Father, just as you are in me and I am in you. May they also be in us so that the world may believe that you have sent me. I have given...
by Janie Giebelhaus | Jul 21, 2023 | Forgiveness, Freedom
“I think that if God forgives us we must forgive ourselves. Otherwise, it is almost like setting up ourselves as a higher tribunal than Him.” C.S. Lewis The last few years have been plagued by health troubles, some of which I’ve caused myself: I fell down...
by Janie Giebelhaus | Apr 24, 2023 | Bible, doubt
What do we do when the Bible, which is said to bring us love and comfort, brings us the opposite? When I was growing up, I doubted God often. I had big questions and there were many loose ends. People would give me the (legitimately great) advice to read my...
by Janie Giebelhaus | Mar 8, 2023 | Abundant Life, wonder
When I was in high school, my dad started taking my family on trips. He spent his four high school years in a different country and he always wanted to give us that experience. When he couldn’t move us abroad somewhere, he settled for the next best thing: trips. ...
by Janie Giebelhaus | Dec 24, 2022 | hope, promise, Sin & Redemption
For the last decade or so, Easter has been my favorite holiday. I’m a black-and-white thinker, and logically, Easter was when death was defeated. Easter was the day our destinies changed. We were rescued and our sins were forgiven. Christmas had no worth without...
