The Bride of Christ: A Story of Wholeness As a young girl, Angel dreamed of becoming a wife and a mom, believing that someday a man would come along to complete her. Like many women, she carried the unspoken belief that she was only half a person until she found “the...
We talk a lot about identity today. We’re told to “find ourselves,” define ourselves, and express ourselves. But for all the noise, most of us still feel unmoored, like a ship trying to anchor to its own deck. Labels promise stability (“I’m a mom,” “I’m a leader,”...
Have you ever felt invisible? Perhaps your days are filled with noise, packing backpacks, navigating sibling fights, and juggling everything to keep your household running smoothly. Or maybe your days are marked by silence, empty rooms, quiet meals, and a quiet ache...
Grace is a funny thing. We often talk about it like it’s a concept, an abstract spiritual credit, a ticket that gets us into heaven. But grace isn’t a coupon code you redeem or something you can ship overnight from Amazon. It’s not a thing at all. It’s a person. And...
Featuring Keith Ferrin, Your Bible Coach Have you ever opened your Bible, read a few verses, and then closed it, still unsure how it applied to your life? Or maybe you’ve felt the pressure of turning Bible reading into a task to check off your list rather than an...
When I think about Bible study, it’s easy to get caught in the “shoulds.” I should wake up early. I should read a chapter a day. I should know more Scripture by heart. But when I met Keith Ferrin—author, speaker, and Bible coach—he...
Have you ever felt you weren’t enough? Enough for your parents, enough for your spouse, enough for your friends, even enough for God or yourself? The longing to be enough can often lead us to search for our worth and value in achievements or in relationships. The...
…but no one could heal her.” ( Luke 8:43) NIV Have you ever been in a place of painful uncertainty, desperate for answers? I have. And I have desperately wanted to be in a much different place. Uncertainty can be such a lonely place, but isn’t it a space...
The previous conversation left us wanting, for its definition of hope turned out to be mere wishful thinking. It offered no surety, no rescue from despair. So, is there more? Yes, there is more. We have another definition of hope. Used in a spiritual context,...