Yahrzeit: Remembering a Loss

Yahrzeit: Remembering a Loss

Christians lack a ritual for the long and tiring process that is sorrow and loss. — Lauren Winner Between December 2021 and August 2022, our family lost four parents—both of my husband’s adopted parents, his birth mom, and my dad. This week is an anniversary that is...
Five Damaging Beliefs About God

Five Damaging Beliefs About God

If you’ve been feeling discouraged or you’re tempted to believe lies about God, this blog is for you.  Lately, I’ve felt God longing to release His truth over His people. He hates when we are in turmoil. So, today, let’s combat just a few of these lies (five) and rest...
All Things for Good

All Things for Good

And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose. — Romans 8:28 Christians love to quote Romans 8:28 when someone is suffering. Don’t worry. God’s working all things for good! And while I...
When You’re in Need of Motivation

When You’re in Need of Motivation

When I was younger, I spent a lot of time online searching for motivational videos. I was desperate to stop my bad habit of procrastinating with homework and I wanted some YouTube influencer to cyber-yell at me and tell me to stop wasting time and get to the task....
Where is Safety Found?

Where is Safety Found?

It was so wonderful to be there, safe at home, sheltered from the winds and the cold. Laura thought that this must be a little like heaven, where the weary are at rest. — Laura Ingalls Wilder, The Long Winter I haven’t studied German since 10th grade, but I recently...
Joy and Suffering: A Holy Paradox

Joy and Suffering: A Holy Paradox

I’ve met joy in the wake of sadness—mostly through the intimacy I’ve found with God and other people. — Nicole Zasowski, What If It’s Wonderful? It’s been a hard few months for our family. We lost my mother-in-law in December to a long and terrible degenerative...

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