by Ben Amoah
“They brought to him a deaf man who had an impediment in his speech, and they begged him to lay his hand on him. He took him aside in private, away from the crowd, and put his fingers into his ears, and he spat and touched his tongue. Then looking up to heaven, he...
by April Summitt
When I was very young, I think I happily believed in a God who loved me, sent angels to watch over me, and the Holy Spirit to guide me. But childhood brought experiences that caused some doubt to creep into my mind. Then more hard things happened. People can be cruel,...
by Fred Davis
When I was young, my father was a “funeral director” which is a fancy way of saying an undertaker or a mortician. Hence, I grew up with the notion of death around me all the time. If other kids told me that their dad was a doctor and then asked what my father did, I’d...
by Jenn Quach
Infertility. Not something easily talked about, but maybe it should be easier. I wanted so badly to be a mother. I wanted to be pregnant, to grow life inside me. I wanted to be able to hold my baby, to rock it to sleep, to feed it, to love it. It didn’t matter if we...
by Norman Powell
In John 10:16, Jesus, speaking to His disciples says, “And I have other sheep that are not of this fold; I must bring them also, and they will listen to My voice; and they will become one flock, with one shepherd” (NASB). I hear in this text the vastness of God’s care...
by Rebecca Waring-Crane
Have you ever moved so far from a place you once knew intimately that it became difficult to map its dimensions, colors, and energy? More than ten years ago, nearing a birthday beginning with a five and ending with zero, I sat sobbing on a therapist’s couch. Growing...
