Teaching five-year-olds at church one morning necessitated bravery my daughter never expected to need in a church basement. “Mom, I had to kill a spider today! Myself! Those little kids were watching me, and I knew I had to do it so they wouldn’t be scared. But–I. Killed. A. Spider!” If you knew my third…
“Where is home?” As an army spouse, this is one of the questions I’m most often asked. It’s a complicated query. I moved a lot as a young child, and I mostly grew up in Idaho. I was living in Washington, D.C. when I married my husband, who quickly whisked me away to North Carolina….
Will you indulge me for a moment? I want us to engage our imaginations for a bit. Let’s try to shut out everything else and focus on the idea of standing in God’s presence. What do you see? I see myself in a throne room like the ones we typically see in animated movies about…
In August of 1997, a “commencement speech” blew up the internet with its wisdom and sage advice, beginning with “Wear sunscreen.” These wise words were penned by Chicago Tribune columnist Mary Schmich. Her words were put to music and became an instant hit. I was particularly struck by the truth of one line the first…
The Glorious Table is excited to welcome Kerstin Lindquist, a journalist, television show host, and author of the recently published 5 Months Apart, to the table today. Being angry with God is okay. I was. For a long time, I blamed Him. That time was the furthest I have ever felt from my Lord, but…
The waiting room in the hospital felt cold as I drew my knees to my chest. Down the sterile, white hall and through the double doors, my little boy lay on an operating table. My fingers shook as I tapped out words on my phone, updating family and friends about the events of the past…