Burnout is common among caregivers, due to the constant demands. What can they do to look after their own needs?
Author: nowwhat
Take 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…
Inside 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.
Sowing 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…
Keep On Pedaling
How can a spouse survive the loss of a life partner? By taking it slowly, learning from God and leaning on Him.
A Present Silence
The necessary distance to grieve death together. by Jason Overman I had a recurring nightmare as a child. From about five years of age to 12, I dreamed about my mother drowning and being unable to reach or rescue her. I’d wake in a sweat, or in tears, and run to her bedside, only…
The Addison’s Battle
A woman suffers debilitating physical problems and spends many years finding the answer. She discovers her greatest help isn’t from medicine but from the Great Physician.
The Biggest Little Word
The first Bible verse I recall memorizing was Romans 8:28. It wasn’t my doing. I was only 6 or 7 years old and attending a weeklong church conference with my family. A lady named Dorothy was in charge of the children’s ministry that week. We worked hard — with Dorothy’s unwavering patience and guidance —…
Prayer for the Pastor
You’ve probably heard. October is Pastor Appreciation Month. But you don’t have to limit your support to just one month of the year. Your pastor needs your prayers every day. As the Now What? feature story, “Broken to Serve,” movingly illustrates, while it is common to put our pastors on a pedestal as super-spiritual and…
Broken to Serve
When a pastor experiences an emotional breakdown, his wife suffers as well. Both discover that God can use them no matter where they are.