My daughter’s dark brown eyes stared up at me from her bed, just above the bright floral comforter pulled up to her chin. She tried to sound casual as she asked her pressing bedtime questions: “Mom, which one of us do you love the most? Do you love Will more than me?”
Minutes earlier, as my ...
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See the Life, Share the Loss
Some texts stop you in your tracks: “Doctor said we’re losing the baby.”
Time halts; shock assails. This shouldn’t be happening. Life should be growing. I don’t want her to go through this.
As much as you hurt for her, you know what she’s feeling is worse.
I’ve walked with many women ...
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God as the Guide of Our Decisions
Editor's note: This is an excerpt from Psalms for Trials: Meditations on Praying the Psalms (Canon Press, 2018), and is published with the author's permission.
“The Lord shall preserve you from all evil;
He shall preserve your soul.
The Lord shall preserve your going out and ...
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God Loves You in Your Longing
The scene is burned into my memory. It’s been fifteen years, but I remember the day I began to doubt God’s love for me.
It was a Sunday. It was that window of fellowship after church just before people start heading home for lunch and naps. I stood in a circle of women, listening to the cadence ...
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When God Says No
Last month, I was chatting with a dear friend who has a friend that was recently diagnosed with Stage 4 cancer and was having to make the decision about whether or not to pursue chemo.
My friend had shared this prayer request with her children and the next morning, with typical child-like faith, ...
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