by Belinda Bauman | Twitter: @belindajbauman | Instagram: @belidajbauman The following is an except from Belinda Bauman’s new book Brave Souls available now from Intervarsity Press and all of your favourite book sellers. Used with permission. What if empathy could save us? Make no mistake, I knew climbing Kilimanjaro would not be easy. For this reason, […]
Failure to Thrive
by on September 13, 2018 20 Comments
How long do we need to live somewhere before it feels like home? A year? Two years? Ten? And how much will it cost to move overseas? It’s been three years since we relocated from Chicago to Colorado and my husband and I have had approximately 200 conversations about staying, going, and the metaphorical roots, […]
We Grieve and Then We Hope
by on June 21, 2018 13 Comments
By Gina Butz | twitter: @gina_butz “I don’t know if I’ll ever find what I have right now again. There’s just so much that’s unknown.” That was our son’s deep cry as we talked one night. He’s slogging through the final weeks of his senior year of high school, staring down freshman year at one […]
Bring On the Yirah
by on May 31, 2018 20 Comments
Our world is in transition. Roseanne Barr does not get to fly off into a racist rant without facing the consequences. Harvey Weinstein does not get to abuse his power and privilege in hotel rooms. Bill Cosby is under house arrest and awaiting sentencing for three accounts of aggravated assault. Night is coming to Light. […]
Hearing God in the Silence
by on September 28, 2017 12 Comments
by Heather Trapp | instagram: real.life.devotions.by.heather One day, everything was great. The next day, the bottom fell out. My well-strategized pastoral career plan hit a wall. I called my husband, who truly felt bad but had no idea what to say. Then I called my best friend, who graciously listened to me rant. Finally I called […]
