Shanda Neighbors: The Family That Fights
The wedding vows sometimes feel somber. “Till death” it is, but sometimes I genuinely want to get away from them…
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Martin Wiles: When We’re Hit Unexpectedly
Arkansas. Eleven hours away. But the place our daughter and family had moved. And more recently, the place where she planned to birth our fifth grandson. As things worked out, the birth would happen during my spring break at school, meaning I wouldn’t lose any days…
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Julie Souza Bradley Lilly: Empowering Grace
How we need the Lord’s presence, because a storm is raging in these last days. The tide of evil is quickly rising, and the enemy would like nothing more than to paralyze us with fear…
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Lekeisha Maldon: Running on Empty
I saw the warning flash earlier that week but my car wasn’t quite on “E”. Yet, definitely at the point of pushing it way too close (which I had done before). I just wanted to get to work so I told myself…
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Cynthia Mendenhall: Focus of Lack
Why do we so naturally identify ourselves in negative terms? Why are we so quick to list all the ways we don’t measure up? Before long, our identity becomes grounded in whatever lack we focus on most. It’s sad, but maybe not that unusual…
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Diane Virginia: Abbo’s Alley
Dreams aren’t built in a day, or for one day—when God is in them, they are meant to grow, improve, and provide nourishment to the soul. Diane Virginia, author of The Kiss of Peace: A Contemporary Exploration into Song of Solomon
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Glenda Shouse: Fervent Love
Three times Peter said, “I love you,” but he knew he fell short of understanding the divine love…
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Shanda Neighbors: Bold Enough
as the unrest continues in the streets, and people see my color and urge me to fight against “social injustice,” I choose to fight for something more. Love. I redirect my heart and focus towards the only God who gives joy in the midst of chaos…
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Martin Wiles: Enjoying the Simple Things
As the mud puddles lay cuddled beside the road, they invited my cousin and me to imbibe. And we did…
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Diane Virginia: Renewal of the Bride
A natural spring that has been frozen all Winter, has begun to trickle again. It gurgles across the grass and clay, etching a zig-zag into the land. A bumblebee sips from the rock it wets. …
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