Joy In All Seasons

By Allison Bucher It’s almost fall again. Which means that while we change into our flannels, the trees change into their autumn ball gowns in anticipation of the coming season. Isn’t it funny how they just seem to know? They light themselves on fire, dancing in the...

You Can Go Now

By Melody Vanosdol God is always faithful. I’m still working on it. It’s interesting the facts that you remember. One Saturday evening in January of ‘24, I let the dog out to potty.  It was 21 degrees Fahrenheit and daylight. I noted that because Sparky was...

God Is Bigger

By Allison Bucher When I was in grade school, I remember watching a documentary about a man who was attempting to climb Mount Everest. It was a story about his heroic journey to reach the summit of the tallest mountain in the world, and spoiler alert, he did it. Sure,...

God Is in the Breeze

By Melody Vanosdol God is always faithful. I’m still working on it. I’m in the Florida Keys on vacation with friends as I write this. I can’t begin to afford a vacation like this as a single teacher, but my generous friends are wealthy and love me....

A Key to Body Acceptance

By Tanya Jolliffe In a world that often reduces our worth to numbers—on a scale, in a mirror, or on a chart—God calls us to a deeper truth: that we are fearfully and wonderfully made. Our bodies are not mistakes to be fixed, but masterpieces to be honored. “I praise...