“We Cannot Lord Thy Purpose See…”

By Barbara Rainey | April 5, 2016 | 0 Comments

What phone call did you get yesterday? Another shooting. Another bombing. Another sickness. Another death. We cannot escape the storms of this world. But we can rejoice and praise God in the midst of wherever we find ourselves today. During this month, we’d like to share stories of people in the middle of difficulty, in […]

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Where to Find Hope When You Feel Depressed

By Janel Breitenstein | March 23, 2016 | 0 Comments

Though I much prefer days of happiness I have come to understand that days of depression, loneliness, disappointment, or sickness are clearer windows to understanding eternal truth. Have you found this to be true? Have you sensed deeper clarity in those hard dark places? William Cowper—already a physically and emotionally frail little boy—received the greatest […]

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Warm Red Blood

By Tracy Lane | March 15, 2016 | 5 Comments

  I hope you enjoy hearing from my sweet friend, Tracy, mom to little Annie who was born not quite two years ago with half a heart. I continue to watch her live daily life normally yet constantly aware that Annie’s heart could fail. And a month ago a routine appointment revealed heart failure had […]

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Safety amidst Al-Shabaab

By Janel Breitenstein | October 13, 2014 | 7 Comments

Another peek into life half a world away. My friend, Janel, and her family live in Uganda. When we hear stories in the news about Ebola or terrorism or famine in Africa or the Middle East we feel safe because we live in America and all these difficulties are so far away. But I invite […]

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Where is God?

By Barbara Rainey | April 28, 2014 | 1 Comment
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Last Monday I boarded a plane to spend the week with my daughter who had just had her fourth child, our 20th grandchild. She and I both had big plans for the week which included lots of cuddling with the precious newborn. On Tuesday night my husband arrived, ready for the much-anticipated day to come. […]

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