When my dad was dying, an old family friend visited us in the hospital. He had sheet music, and a guitar was in the room.…
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Tag: Encouragement
How to Love Despite the Hurt
How do I stop doing ministry from a place of hurt? I’ve been asking myself this because I can tell that I’m doing this–and I…
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Podcast – S2 E07: A Heavenly Calling – Notes from a Pastor’s Kid with Anna McCready
In Anna’s article “A Heavenly Calling” she shares some of her experiences as a pastor’s kid (PK). Join Tobi Henschel and Anna McCready in their…
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The Four Seasons
Genesis 1:14, ”And God said, “Let there be lights in the expanse of the heavens to separate the day from the night. And let them…
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Redeemed and Forgiven
It is really easy to focus on all the things we get wrong. The places where we slip up, the words we wish we could…
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Anxiety: My Ever-Present Companion
I was driving a friend and her two little girls across a bridge connecting several small islands in Florida when the thought hit me. What…
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Simple Prayers in Suffering
“That I may know Him and the power of His resurrection.” (Philippians 3:10) Yes, this is what I want, or is it what I think…
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The Ways God Speaks to Us
When I was little, I loved to sit on my dad’s lap and listen to him talk. Whenever I had a problem, or a hurt,…
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Ready For His Return
My husband planted morning glories to crawl up our porch last summer. They grew and flourished. Sprawling, green leaves multiplied. Purple, pink, and white blooms…
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In Times of Drought
Lately I’ve been considering what it means to be in a “desert place.” This is typical Christian terminology that I’m sure most of us are…
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