Ax the Guilt
Axe the Guilt by Tricia Goyer "I feel so guilty. I haven’t made a decent meal all week. I had to tell my daughter no, we don’t have money for her to have a huge birthday party with all her friends. And my work is piling up on my desk." Judy "um-hum" and then cleared [...]
Surrendering All
Surrendering All By Kimberly Cash-Tate “I am the Lord who brought you out of Ur of the Chaldeans…” (Genesis 15:7). I used to think Abram didn’t have much to leave behind. I pictured him living in a tent in the middle of a desert when God called him. He could easily pick up and go. [...]
God Wants to Hear You Sing!
God Wants to Hear You Sing! By Ruthie Jacobsen On a warm spring Monday afternoon, Beth, a 14-year-old freshman, was studying for her final exams but not feeling up to par. Tuesday morning she awoke feeling sick to her stomach. “No time to be sick this near the end of school,” she told herself half [...]
BOOK REVIEW | Leading Women Who Wound
LEADING WOMEN WHO WOUND by Sue Edwards and Kelley Mathews “My mentors equipped me with ministry skills—but not one over taught me to expect conflict. No one ever told me that every ministry leader experiences criticism, personal attacks, and church politics.” –Sue Edwards Given the nature of humans and the complexities of personalities, conflict is [...]
Job Loss Survival Tips
Job Loss Survival Tips By Ed Gungor In his weekly radio and Internet address, President Obama claimed that more people have filed for unemployment in recent weeks than at any time in the last 26 years. There are many experts believe that our unemployment rate could reach double digits. Bad news. The good news is [...]
Never Alone
Never Alone by Diane Stortz At first Yvonne Partyka and Joanne Klinger might have thought they had only cancer in common: Yvonne had resigned her church-secretary job to deal with the aftereffects of breast cancer, and Joanne had recently relocated to be near a daughter fighting a malignant brain tumor. But as Yvonne trained Joanne [...]
The Tough Questions of Faith
Q&A with Dr. Christopher Wright Author of The God I Don’t Understand There are few who can truthfully say they have never had questions about things God has done and said. Even the most beloved and devoted theological scholars and believers throughout the ages have had questions for which they’ve never found satisfying, understandable answers. [...]
Wild Things: The Art of Nurturing Boys
Looking for answers on how to raise boys? Ever wonder… Why can’t he sit still? Is he hearing a word I say? Why is he angry all the time? Boys are born to be wild. Their strong spirit, endless imagination, and hunger for adventure are only matched by their deep desire to be affirmed, esteemed, [...]
Don’t get bitter, get better
Don’t get bitter, get better by Paulette Harper And she said to them, Call me not Naomi [pleasant]; call me Mara [bitter], for the Almighty has dealt very bitterly with me. I went out full, but the Lord has brought me home again empty. Why call me Naomi, since the Lord has testified against me, [...]
Navigating the Rough Waters of Leadership Transition
George, Brad, Brianna, and Nate are connected by their jobs; the four of them make up the IT department at Handover Corporation. They also represent four distinct generations. They all have their own specialties, and when the day is done they go their separate ways—that is, until the company sends them on a white-water rafting [...]
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