Right now, the one thing I don’t know how to do is let go of my wife emotionally. I don’t know what that means. Does that mean I stop loving her? Or to stop loving her as a wife, but just as a sister in Christ? Almost like accepting that it’s over until if/when God says otherwise?I’m not sure I know how to do that. — Ralph When it was her turn to share, Sheri opened her mouth to speak but...
Billy Hartman was one of my good buddies growing up. He lived on a big farm with horses, only a ten-minute walk from my home. One of the most profound memories I have of the Hartman farm and family was the time they installed the first bomb shelter I had ever seen. It was during the Cuban Missile Crisis, when the Cold War seemed ready to lead us into the first all-out nuclear war. In that...
Do you know a child who loves to play with cars? Maybe a little one fascinated with big trucks? Then, The Wheeles, a series of books written by Sarah Reju and illustrated by Tania Rex, is sure to be right up their alley. The Wheelies are a family of vehicles whose adventures are both fun and relatable to children ages 3–8. And when trouble finds young Coop, as it always seems to do, the truth of...
A 75-year-long Harvard study found that meaningful relationships are the strongest predictor of happiness.[1] This is not surprising to Christians because the first pages of the Bible tell us we were made for relationships. So here is the question: If we all need community, and want community, why is it so hard to come by? The answer in Genesis 3 is that sin turns us in on ourselves. We are...
Most of us carry stories—some beautiful, others heartbreaking. For many, the weight of past trauma or failure can feel like a mark of shame or a permanent limitation. But what if the very pain you’ve experienced is not a barrier to your calling but a bridge toward it? What if, instead of disqualifying us, our wounds become the soil where God cultivates healing and purpose? This concept lies at...
