“I can’t do it!” My five-year-old collapsed on the floor in tears, overwhelmed by the task at hand. Even with my coaching and encouragement, she had become exasperated with her efforts at writing the alphabet. No big deal, you might think, but this wasn’t an assignment from her teacher—this was...
“I can’t do it!” My five-year-old collapsed on the floor in tears, overwhelmed by the task at hand. Even with my coaching and encouragement, she had become exasperated with her efforts at writing the alphabet. No big deal, you might think, but this wasn’t an assignment from her teacher—this was...
I sat quietly as prayer requests were shared. Typical answers were offered: busyness, health, etc. Until I heard my own struggle spoken through the words of another woman, and I realized I wasn’t alone. We were both battling a lustful heart. I thought my promiscuous past was the cause of...
Feeling my first baby in my arms, all 7 pounds and 7 ounces—I had previously held no weight like hers. These were precious pounds, but entirely still. In that moment, I experienced that death is an enemy. Remaining on a Fallen Earth For months afterward, I could not bring myself...
Here are your key connections from the past week! Eternal Hope in Postpartum Depression (Hannah Abrahamson, Risen Motherhood) Within a few days of my daughter’s birth, I knew something was very, very wrong with me. I couldn’t sleep, no matter how hard I tried. Food held no interest for me. I...
“Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing.” (Luke 23:34) The men who nailed Jesus to the cross didn’t think they were doing anything wrong. They didn’t have a bad conscience, and they didn’t feel they needed to ask God for forgiveness. They were in the...
Our car rolled to a stop on the side of the highway. The difference between 55 mph and 0 mph was startling. Inside and out, our car looked to be in perfect working order—but now it couldn’t move. I watched my Mr. Fix-It lift the hood and investigate. His answer...
One day, in downtown Montgomery, I saw a homeless stranger sitting on a bench. Because of his haggard appearance, I walked past him without acknowledging him. A half-hour later, a friend and I were walking toward a coffee shop. Suddenly, he sat down next to somebody. To my astonishment, my...
The prayer of a righteous person has great power as it is working. (James 5:16) There’s rarely a day that I don’t pray. At 5:30 in the morning, en route to the gym, I praise God for his fresh mercies and steadfast faithfulness (Lamentations 3:22-23); I pray for my wife’s...
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