What is Your Cross?
- March 25, 2018
- by
- Beth Gianopulos
What does it mean to follow Jesus? If I am to “take up my cross”, what is my cross? What is your cross?
I have often heard people say that any hardship a person may encounter is that person’s cross to bear. Whether a person is battling illness, dealing with depression, or going through the end of a relationship, we view any of life’s difficulties as a cross to bear.
However, I believe that taking up my cross may entail much more than enduring life’s hardships and difficulties. In Mark 8:34, Jesus said, “Whoever wants to...
Blame the Parents
- March 22, 2018
- by
- Ardi Shahini
I find myself at a place where I am more insecure about who I am that probably any other time in my life. That...
Sin and the Cinema
- March 21, 2018
- by
- Lori Travers
Restored relationships, wildly pumping adrenaline, political frustration, belly laughter chasing away the blues, tears flowing from subconscious depths, horror provocation, religious confusion, sexual desire...
Be Still, My Soul
- March 20, 2018
- by
- Meg Rodriguez
One of the biggest lies that we could believe as Christians is that we will not have dark days. Having a God who is...
I Am So Hungry
- March 13, 2018
- by
- Sage Blalock
My wife and I just started a new diet. It was developed by a guy on some morning show with a bunch of doctors...
On Trying Hard
- March 12, 2018
- by
- Tommy Brown
Seth sat on the couch across from me, drawing dinosaurs by lamplight; dawn had yet to make its debut. “Dad, is there an angel named...
Are You Going to Eat That?
- March 11, 2018
- by
- Heather Moore
Beginning in my teen years I’ve had a love/hate relationship with food. This is the time of life when most women (and plenty of...
Faith in the Storm
- March 08, 2018
- by
- Beth Gianopulos
When my daughter was two years old, we took her to a concert to see a children’s group perform. While my husband was taking...
Meaningful Work
- March 06, 2018
- by
- Meg Rodriguez
As a part of God’s design for man, He made us workers. Whether we call ourselves top business executives, engineers, farmers, post office clerks,...
Honestly, I am a Mess
- March 04, 2018
- by
- Jared Odenbeck
I am in a war. For my health. For my career. For what I love to do.
Some days are easy. My physical therapy goes...