There is a place I often stop to pray (and catch my breath) during my ravine runs, it’s just a ways into the woods at… There is a place I often stop to pray (and catch my breath) during my ravine runs, it’s just a ways into the woods at the top of the stairs just west of Connors Road.…
On November 8, we welcomed our third child into the world—a sweet baby girl. And just three weeks later, we decided to list our house.… On November 8, we welcomed our third child into the world—a sweet baby girl. And just three weeks later, we decided to list our house. So, here we are: painting and cleaning and decluttering and…
Dusk is falling. The world around me grows dark. Sometimes I’m afraid of the dark. Accidents, crime, death. Darkness is fear. Sometimes it… Dusk is falling. The world around me grows dark. Sometimes I’m afraid of the dark. Accidents, crime, death. Darkness is fear. Sometimes it feels like the darkness is as much inside me as…
Because you never wrap an empty box with beautiful wrapping paper and give that as a gift. Because you never invite someone over for dinner… Because you never wrap an empty box with beautiful wrapping paper and give that as a gift. Because you never invite someone over for dinner and serve them an empty plate. Because you never go…
Hope. Hopeless. Hopelessness. I’m having a hard time trying to recall a season or moment in my life in which I felt… Hope. Hopeless. Hopelessness. I’m having a hard time trying to recall a season or moment in my life in which I felt a real sense of hopelessness. A time when my circumstances…
As we come to the end of our Advent reflections, I want to thank all of our contributors from Calvary Baptist Church: Claire Black, Krista… As we come to the end of our Advent reflections, I want to thank all of our contributors from Calvary Baptist Church: Claire Black, Krista Ewert, Rust Foerger, John Hanley, Cheryl Krueger, Christa Leschert, Micaela…
*Warning: This post may contain an hockey object lesson.* Hope can be a dangerous thing to a sports fan. It can culminate in glorious elation,… *Warning: This post may contain an hockey object lesson.* Hope can be a dangerous thing to a sports fan. It can culminate in glorious elation, allowing you to celebrate the hard fought victories, alongside bitter…
As I thought about the theme “Hope”, the first question that popped into my mind was, “What do I hope for?”. If I am honest,… As I thought about the theme “Hope”, the first question that popped into my mind was, “What do I hope for?”. If I am honest, my hope is often small and misplaced. Kevin and I…
May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by… May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit. Romans 15:13 The Advent season,…
It’s sort of a funny concept to be joyful. I used to think that to be joyful was the same as being happy. But I’ve… It’s sort of a funny concept to be joyful. I used to think that to be joyful was the same as being happy. But I’ve since learned that you can be joyful without being happy…
It’s sort of a funny concept to be joyful. I used to think that to be joyful was the same as being happy. But I’ve… It’s sort of a funny concept to be joyful. I used to think that to be joyful was the same as being happy. But I’ve since learned that you can be joyful without being happy…
