By Cheryl Esper Balcom I flipped another page of my Bible, the thin paper crinkling. I frowned in concentration. I thought this would be simple. Surely, I could find examples of people giving thanks in the Bible. To my surprise, I wasn’t finding many. Locating ‘Thank You’ When we read the Bible, we encounter stories […]
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By Hadassah Treu Loss is painful. Often, we face a cumulation of losses in a certain season of our lives. When this happens, we grieve. Grief occupies a lot of mental and emotional space. It stirs up anger, anxiety, fear, and loneliness—and makes experiencing joy difficult. Not only does our joy seem to disappear, but
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By Susan L Davis My life was a symphony of complaints. The job, kids, home, dog, and husband—nothing escaped my grumbling. Waiting in line? Cue the internal monologue of grievances. Behind polite smiles, my mind spun a web of negativity. Then, in an unexpected turn of events, I found Jesus. I realized the Bible doesn’t
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By Laura Bunn We lived in a 700-square-foot apartment when I found out I was pregnant with our first child. My husband and I watched many of our college friends move into luxury city apartments promising “instagrammable views.” But we’d spent the past three years in a one-bedroom, basement-level apartment, working diligently to pay off
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Article by: Michele Morin “You can say ‘no,’” he said softly, in a whisper, so our son would not hear. Immediately, my guard went up. It was Christmas time, so my planner was bulging its squares with lists of things to buy and to wrap and to bake. What was my husband going to propose
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