My Sister Jodi

Posted by Allison Stevens on April 19, 2012
My sister Jodi died unexpectedly yesterday. I’m so incredibly sad, and I still can’t believe it. My heart breaks that she’s gone and that I can’t talk with her. I know she’s with Jesus—she’s happy, fulfilled, and satisfied in the Lord; and that gives me comfort.... Read More

Slow down and talk it through

Posted by Jeff Olson on December 8, 2011

Today I came across a story about Kevin Sorbo—the muscle bound actor who played Hercules from the television show with the same name. Playing the mythic Greek hero, Kevin fought epic battles against evil forces and rescued damsels in distress. Yet ironically, while filming Hercules,... Read More

Why pray when you can worry?

Posted by Tim Jackson on June 29, 2011

Do you ever worry? What do you worry about?

The economy? Terrorism? Your health? Your kids? Your grandchildren? Your job? Your grades? Your career? Your future? Your past? Your death?. . . and the list goes on and on and on . . . doesn’t it?

I remember growing up in... Read More

Word of God Speak

Posted by Jeff Olson on June 2, 2011

A few Sunday’s ago, I was in a funk as I was driving alone to church. For many reasons, I wasn’t in a good place that morning emotionally and spiritually. I was praying, trying to tell God where I was at, but it didn’t seem like I was getting any traction.

As I struggled,... Read More

In a waiting room

Posted by Tim Jackson on June 1, 2011

I hate to wait.

Invariably I’m the guy who gets stuck in what I thought was the shortest check out line at the supermarket and then watched as the cashier needs to change the tape in the register, or the 2 items the person in front of me needs “a price check on isle 4!”... Read More

Hot Water Bottles & God’s Faithfulness

Posted by Jeff Olson on May 5, 2011

In his book, Kingdom Triangle, J. P. Moreland records the incredibly true story about a medical missionary and a hot water bottle. It’s a bit long, but it’s worth having a look.

Dr. Helen Roseveare, who was serving as a missionary in Zaire, Africa, once helped a... Read More

Wordless Prayer

Posted by Allison Stevens on January 4, 2010

Half-pint, Laura Ingalls’s, tells her mother in an episode of Little House on the Prairie that she has an essay to write for school, but that the words just won’t come out.  She explains to her mama that she has words in her head, but that she can’t get them onto the paper.
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