Column Post by Aj Luck Did you ever pass notes in school? Did you get all fancy and fold them into neat little shapes with tucked in pockets? Did you save them? I did. I kept them in a shoe box tucked in the back of my closet. No matter how silly or serious the […]
Author: Jo Ann Fore
A matter of overstimulation
Column Post by Lakin Easterling When I’m writing, it’s like a world of thoughts slink along my veins, from my brain to my fingertips. It’s like watering a garden, hot cider on a cool autumn day, a swift and suddenly-approaching storm. All the things that make my heart sigh, a bright and quiet “finally…” Sometimes, though, […]
When the opinions of others matter too much
Column Post by Laura Hyers “For am I now seeking the approval of man, or of God? Or am I trying to please man? If I were still trying to please man, I would not be a servant of Christ.” Galatians 1:10 I’m an approval addict. There isn’t a pretty way to put it, or some fantastic […]
When you already know there’s a happy ending
Column Post by Lisa Easterling “We fight from a place of victory.” Craig Altman I gasped, perhaps a little too audibly, when our pastor uttered those words today. It isn’t like it’s a new concept; I’ve known for a long time that the battle is already won, that Christ won the victory on Calvary, the Gospel story. This was […]
Reflecting the love of Christ
Guest Post by Dana Arcuri Today after I went shopping at Marshall’s an older homeless man approached me in the parking lot. He said he was hungry and asked me for money. Without hesitation, I reached into my purse and pulled out my wallet. The homeless man motioned to his hands and said, “I don’t […]
Lessons on Love from Beethoven
Column Post by Glenda Harbinson It was Mother’s Day, and I had just crawled into bed with a book when I heard it: the cry of a newborn kitten from underneath my bed. We had been waiting for the kittens and had prepared a place for them. I called in our three teen girls and […]
The life-changing power of encouragement
Column Post by Laura Hyers “Our chief want is someone who will inspire us to be what we know we could be.” -Ralph Waldo Emerson I have some friends who are very important to me, whom I’ve never met in person. I’ve never sat across a table from them at a coffee shop or stood […]
The Right to Love, Simply
Column Post by Lakin Easterling “Which one?” “Right or left?” “Red or blue?” “Are you for or against?” These are a few of the rather usual and regular questions that spin around in our respective worlds every day. Choices. One thing over the other. The favor usually lies with whatever you personally prefer. This carries […]
When Wounds Cut Deep
When wounds cut deep, the opinion of others sometimes matters most. How much that must hurt God’s heart. Consider God’s first recorded reaction when dealing with our triggered-by-others insecurities. One evening when the breeze fell among the trees in the garden, Adam and Eve lay open their painful remorse (Gen 3:11 MSG). “I was afraid…I […]
Depression: Not a road to walk alone
Column Post by Beth Cranford We were created to crave the company of others. Babies cannot physically thrive without positive social interaction. As adults, our problems are more difficult to face and our blessings are less meaningful without the support of loved ones. Unfortunately, one of the first things to happen when a person becomes […]
