Archives for June 2015

Praising God in the Yet: Putting an End to Fair-Weather Faith

My husband, God bless him, is a die-hard college sports fan. His blood runs the colors of his alma mater, and he loves and believes in his team whether they’re winning or losing. He’s a very faithful fan. I didn’t grow up in a sport-centric household. Before I met my husband, I wasn’t even sure […]

Blackberries

As the weekend approached, that old, familiar anxiousness returned. Like past years, I tried to bury it, ignore it, refute it. But there it was, like a small electrical current running clear through to my soul. My husband would be gone, again, and I would be alone. The night before he left, he tried to […]

6 Steps to Cultivate Community

When our Bible Study group cracked Acts 2 last Tuesday, it didn’t take us long to dive deep into conversation about “community” – what is it? How do we cultivate it? What does it look like at this stage of life? Acts 2:42-47 paints a beautiful picture of community that the early church modeled. They […]