With a blast of its whistle, the vintage locomotive shuddered to a stop along the tracks at the top of the bluff. The charming conductor tipped his hat and a grin spread beneath his handlebar mustache as he helped us down the stairs. We found ourselves in what felt like a scene straight out of…
Have you ever felt like you’re walking in the dark? Like you’re invisible to everyone else who seems to be getting along just fine? Have you ever felt this way in a church? I’m going to be honest with you right up front: I have long struggled to find peace, comfort, and hope in church….
Recently, my husband persuaded me to watch the entire Marvel Cinematic Universe in chronological sequence. That’s twenty-two movies (roughly fifty hours—or three thousand minutes—of superhero cinema), in case you’re wondering. Thor became my favorite storyline, and as a lifelong nerd, I loved the super intelligence of Bruce Banner and Tony Stark. But it wasn’t until…
I don’t think anyone chose the word anxiety as their Word of the Year for 2020 or 2021, but I know many of us felt like it was chosen for us. For some of us, anxiety is a feeling that comes and goes, and for others, it’s more like the backdrop of the rest of…
“Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves receive from God.” (2 Cor. 1:3-4 NIV) It happened again. I’d raised…
Not too long ago, I had the Monday of all Mondays. It was just one of those days that I wanted to be over. I was ready for a new day! It started when I was across town and received a text from my husband, who was taking my boys to a class. He texted…