Lately it feels like there’s not a lot left to trust in. Day after day, hour after hour more news of tragedy fills our world. I’m tempted to let it creep into my heart so I know you must be too. That’s not what I want on my heart; that’s not what should be on […]
Read MoreI suspect that at this very moment each of us has at least one big concern on our heart that we are praying about or trying to fix, while at the same time trying to trust God with our issue. It might be a concern over a child, a health crisis, a difficult marital situation, […]
Read MoreBy Janel Breitenstein They found out as soon as he hit kindergarten. I remember watching furtively at his pediatrician’s appointment as the doctor asked him to draw an X and an O on the crackling tissue paper—and my five-year-old couldn’t do it. I felt embarrassed, inadequate. It would be only weeks until we obtained the […]
Read MoreBy Janel Breitenstein I framed the prayer on my college dorm room wall, its words rolling around in my brain like stones, polishing my thoughts: Christ with me, Christ before me, Christ behind me, Christ in me, Christ beneath me, Christ above me, Christ on my right, Christ on my left, Christ when I lie […]
Read MoreShhh! Still your giggling just long enough to hear the crisp crunch of winter wonderland. Sink your feet deeper into the frozen delight that blankets the icy ground. Get a handful of the fresh powder and sit in the still silence for another moment. The snowflakes continue to pit pat as they softly swoosh to […]
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