True story. Right before their 15-year anniversary, Jason made a surprise announcement to Lisa. He was leaving the family. For years he’d been involved with their church. He’d been on several missions trips and seemed to love God. But suddenly he turned...
A scream tore through the night. I woke up suddenly and realized the scream was my own. The bad dream I’d had left me shaking and scared. My dad came running from my parent’s bedroom. He sat on my bed and took my small hand in his big soft hand. He prayed I wouldn’t...
Today was one of those “I can’t quite pull it together” kind of days. I got halfway through making oatmeal pancakes and then closed myself in the bathroom and cried. After the sobbing stilled, I wiped my mascara-stained cheeks and went out to the kitchen to finish...
Blessed is the one who trusts in the Lord, whose confidence is in him. Jeremiah 17:7 Here in Minnesota, wintertime is a chance to celebrate snow and ice, and one of the ways we do that is putting on a big carnival in the dead of winter. Once upon a...
Four years ago, I felt God nudging me to step away from my freelance job and do something I’d wanted to do for years—go to seminary. Nothing about it made sense. I’d be giving up income and at the same time picking up tuition expenses. I kept asking… “God, are you...
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