There was a morning when a child ran out the door to catch the bus. Late. Shoes in one hand, jacket in the other. Backpack hanging open.…
View More Joy When the Waiting EndsAuthor: Amber Beery
Amber is a daughter of God – redeemed, loved and called to bring God glory. She and her husband, Matt, met at Moody Bible Institute and have served at several churches/ministries in Florida and Michigan, including a small-town church in Stanton, MI. They have three children, one of whom has special needs, and currently serve at a church in mid-Michigan where Matt is an associate pastor. Having grown up on a farm in Kansas, Amber is a fan of wide open spaces and thunderstorms. She’s also rather fond of photography, books, writing, and speaking. (And coffee and ice cream!)
Friday Flowers, part 2 of 2: “I’m Praying for You”
I’m Praying for You I pray a lot in the shower. No one sees me there, and the water spray masks the tears. To be…
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I’m Annoyed “Sometimes I want to hide in the bathroom,” a friend once said to me, confessing her struggle to love a certain individual in…
View More Friday Flowers, Part 1 of 2: “I’m Annoyed”Building the Body: Welcoming People of all Abilities into the Church, Part 2
I cried once at a park. Well, probably more than once considering childhood escapades involving roller skates and hills, but these particular tears came the…
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My eight-year-old looks up at the industrial lights that crisscross the ceiling of the grocery store, and I brace myself for the ensuing outburst. I’m…
View More Building the Body: Welcoming People of all Abilities into the Church, Part 1Rest in Hope
I have a love/hate relationship with hope. I love the possibility of a hope fulfilled. I hate the fear of disappointment. I remember loving hope,…
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Soaring melodies. Pulsing rhythms. The Pandora Gladiator station pounds epic movie scores through the seams of the garage, and I half expect to see heroic…
View More Life’s SoundtrackI Didn’t Go to Africa
The church is warm, hot really, which isn’t surprising considering it’s the middle of summer in Kansas. My stomach sends nervous signals that make me…
View More I Didn’t Go to AfricaSteadfast Love
We are, most of us, well acquainted with Ecclesiastes’ carousel of seasons whirling in life – times to mourn, dance, weep, laugh. While we wish to hide tears and seek laughter instead, there is no hide-and-seek to play. The seasons – they just come.
My heart turns often with the grief of others, and mine, to this prayer:
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