by Dena Dyer

The Bible told us we'd go through this, but it doesn't make it any less difficult to digest. My heart groans when I see all the suffering. I want to turn away, turn off the news, tune out the cries of dying people.
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by Ann Voskamp

This economic storm is a hurricane bearing down on the natural ebb and flow of work cycles, and now it all just keeps blasting, just keeps coming, just keeps pounding them down. The manager turns to me and says he wishes he was a farmer, wishes he could find space of fallow.
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by Gordon Atkinson

I used to have this image of my family that just wasn't tied to reality. I thought we had it all put together very nicely. We communicated well, loved each other, and generally did things the right way. Then I got a call from my wife on the first Monday night in April. “You need to come home right away. I think Shelby might be pregnant.”
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by Craig Goodwin

In 2008 a young suburban family of four set out to consume everything according to four rules: local, used, homegrown, and homemade. Year of Plenty tells the story of that year and offers a reflection on the intersections of their Christian faith, their life as pastors, and their experiences at the margins of consumer culture.
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by Deidra Riggs

I was face to face with my image in the mirror, mascara wand in hand, mouth open and eyebrows raised - the pose I strike when it’s time for mascara. There, in that dignified pose before my bathroom mirror, a song popped into my head. “Don’t wait ‘til the battle is over – shout now!” the lyrics challenged, and I could hear the drumbeat in my mind.
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by Gordon Atkinson

You’re new in town or have decided to start going to church. You begin visiting churches, looking for some place that fits you. For better or for worse, you are in the market for a church.The danger for those of us who are looking for a spiritual community is that we might slip into a consumer mentality.
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by William Messenger

When Christians ask about calling, we usually mean, “Is God calling me to a particular job, profession or type of work?” This is a significant question, because the work we do is important to God. If work is important, it makes sense to ask what work God wants us to do.
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