by Cindy Dullum | Aug 15, 2016 | Faith
How did that go so wrong? I thought to myself as I lay in bed, recalling a conversation that had left me discouraged. Has that ever happened to you? Words that were meant for good get twisted in the hearer’s mind and you’re left feeling defeated? My friends were going...
by Kathy Banta | Aug 20, 2015 | Life Issues
This morning I woke up to a dream. It was strange. In my dream, I was walking alongside a friend who had a harpoon going straight through her body. For a bit, I walked alongside her, taking in the whole image and then, I reached out a hand onto her shoulder and began...
by Julie Fisk | May 28, 2015 | Relationships
It was a childhood hurt that Sarah carried with her into young adulthood, but the lesson it taught her about forgiveness was powerful. She had a relative, Samantha (Sam), who, when they were both children, caused her no end of grief. Sam had a way of making Sarah feel...
by Kristi Andersen | Mar 12, 2015 | Relationships
I have often read the verse that states, “All things God works for the good of those who love him” (Romans 8:28). While it is a sentence that I should embrace, I looked at it as a platitude that I said but truly did not believe. I recently had the experience of seeing...
by Kathy Banta | Aug 4, 2014 | Faith
Words: they can be spoken so quickly and have lasting effects. Recently I had a conversation where assumptions were made and a person began to describe my way of thinking. They were mistaken, and I found myself tongue-tied trying to defend myself. It rattled my...
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