It’s a tragic problem far too common for women: losing a pre-born baby. One woman cycles through all the emotions after the death of her infant baby girl, and ultimately honors her daughter in a fitting way.
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Is Blindness the End?
A woman fights the frustrations of blindness, but she gains new spiritual sight from God when she allows Him to break her spirit.
Read moreAlice Takes the Wheel
I’ll never forget the time a few friends and I taught Alice how to drive. But I’m a little reluctant to tell the tale, even after all these years. You’ll see why. How Alice actually came to be adopted by my church youth group is beyond memory. Perhaps it was because this sweet little old…
Read moreWinning the Race
A woman runs for office, answering God’s call to stand for her convictions, but loses the election. She finds out the real conflict isn’t with the winning candidate but with God.
Read moreWhen I’m Weak
My friend Scott has Parkinson’s disease. He is only in his fifties, but the tremors are getting bad. Recently, Scott went to New York City to explore alternative treatments. When he returned, we visited — mainly about his strange encounter at New York’s LaGuardia airport. As Scott made his way to the United Airlines terminal,…
Read moreDiary of a Caregiver
In caring for her father and his illness, a woman experiences the daily burden of an adult parent — and God’s provisions to help her survive.
Read moreSelf-Care for Caregivers
Burnout is common among caregivers, due to the constant demands. What can they do to look after their own needs?
Read moreTake Care!
I live in a rural and fairly homogenous Midwest community, but recently I learned that a close-knit community book club was close to folding over the cultural and political strife gripping the nation. Increasingly among friends and neighbors, cracks of disagreement are yawning into canyons of division. Without resorting to all the outrage posts all…
Read moreInside Job
After a heinous crime, a woman discovers that her husband’s killers weren’t the only ones in prison. But God broke through the bars in His way and time.
Read moreSowing Uncommon Grace
It was just an ordinary Wednesday night Bible study. The faithful — thirteen in all — came to the church at 110 Calhoun Street to discuss Mark 4, the parable of the sower. There, Jesus taught that just as the sower scatters seed that falls on both good and bad soil, so when the good…
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