Asking the Question that Heals
January 4, 2022By Terri Prahl Key Verse: Jeremiah 2:6a, “They did not ask, ‘Where is the LORD who brought us safely out of Egypt and led us through the barren wilderness?” I caught a glimpse of my scar above my dress as I squinted into the handheld mirror and sighed. After 30 years, you would think I was used to seeing its presence in the mirror. My severe scoliosis, inherited from my mother, had been treated for seven years with body braces that left me uncomfortable and uncool to the world around me. Those moments of wondering where God was in my…
Pursuing the New We Already Possess: How to Overcome by Faith in 2022
“Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come.” 2 Corinthians 5:17 Every year around this time I ask my husband if he has any goals for the…
Gifting Humility this Christmas Season
As believers, we know that we are to imitate Christ, which means to pattern our behaviors of life after His example. Have this mind among yourselves, which is yours in Christ Jesus, who, though he was in the form of God,…
Being Trapped By Tradition
An imperceptible tension sets in on me as the holiday season draws closer by the day. There are moments of inner dread that sit heavy on what should be a joyous celebration of God’s goodness in my life. I stuff…
Our Story Magazine by Krista Hewlett
Women’s issues/Christian Living/Inspiration I have enjoyed reading the articles in this quarterly magazine for women.
Not What You Think by Michael and Lauren McAfee
Apologetics/Bible/Christian Living/Millennials/Doubt
Flooded by Nicki Koziarz
Doubt/Christian Living/Faith
Dancing on My Ashes by Heather Gilion and Holly Snell
Memoir/Story/Christian living/Grief
Saints By Addison Bevere
Christian non-fiction/Discipleship/Christian Growth
Luke 1: Questions, Doubt, and the Faithfulness of God
In an attempt to set my attention and affections on the birth of Christ for December, I am slowly reading and studying the book of Luke. As I read through the familiar stories of Zechariah and Elizabeth (the parents of…
Hope for Hard Times: The Grace of Forgiveness
Today’s Reading: Leviticus 25:23-34 Key Verse: “But if he does not have sufficient means to recover it, then what he sold shall remain in the hand of the buyer until the year of jubilee. In the jubilee it shall be…
From Ashes to Beauty
The Testimony of Sue Corl One night as I was putting my ten year old daughter to bed, she asked me, “Mommy, can you tell me a story about something fun that happened to you in school when you were…