March 13, 2020, I remember walking around my classroom, staring at the faces of each student and convinced I would see them after Spring Break. COVID-19 wasn’t real and it was all the way in China. There’s no way this...
Early one Easter morning a family was driving to the sunrise service at church. The sun was just beginning to rise when a rabbit dashed into the road. The husband swerved to avoid the rabbit but was unsuccessful. Thud! From...
At first, it seemed fun. We wore pajamas, I made a special breakfast, we had TV trays and sat in the family room where my husband Regan had us precariously wired and ready to worship. Church from home had officially...
Teens can be difficult to talk to, and it can be challenging figuring out how to talk about God with your teen. Sometimes pulling information from a teenager is like excavating for gold only to find silver, but retrieving a...
Have you ever wondered, “Does God love me?” Many of us have asked this at least once. Especially when wonder why bad things like pandemics happen, we sometimes question our faith or who God is. The answer is simple: God...
The Bible is at the foundation of the Christian faith, but it can also feel daunting to read. If you are learning or relearning how to read the Bible, do not feel overwhelmed. Focus on reading one section of the...
It started out like any other day in the cold month of November. At the time, I was a 23-year-old college student living at home with my parents. I had just gotten over what I thought was a virus and...
While 2020 is over, the effects of the year’s events are lingering. Everyone has lived through a year of stress, anxiety and grief. And it was hard. In December 2020, we sat down with Zhela, a licensed therapist through the...
It’s amazing the thoughts that race through your mind when cancer is mentioned for the first time. For me, this was in 2014. In 2009, my doctor found a lump in my neck during my annual wellness check (PSA, go...
With all the ugliness in the world and our lives today, you may be asking yourself, “Why was Jesus born? Wasn’t He supposed to end all of it?” Christmas is the time of the year we celebrate with the birth...
It’s the season of giving, but this Christmas is different from any other. We’ve all had to adjust to new means of communication and serving others. And. If you’re looking for ways to give back this season, here are some...
We all know someone who is grieving a loss: new or old. The holidays can bring old grief to the surface and make more painful the feeling of a recent loss. But, how do you help someone who is grieving?...