“The biggest question of all, however, was wordless. Inexpressible. It encompassed an irrational fear that my prayers and my efforts were wasted..” I apologize for the heavy material that follows, but this is what I need to write about this week. I have a friend from high school that I’ve known for years. He’s a very intelligent young man, quick-witted…
Every Christian has a story. Each story may look different and have varying elements and characters, but every story is essentially the same: God sent Jesus to die on the cross for sinners, and there came a moment in each Christian’s life where God opened their heart to believe the truth of the gospel, and He saved them. From that…
My identity, my value and my worth come from Christ, not the things of this world. How beautiful can your life be when you can find release from seeking approval from the things of this temporary, broken reality and set your mind to find your worth in the creator of the universe? Kyrsten Withem is working toward that end. Seeking to…
There is no circumstance, no sin from which God cannot rescue you, deliver you, redeem you. There is such incredible potential for beauty in the brokenness of our lives. Joey Perez’s story is a beautiful example of God’s redemption. Even before he was born, the odds were seemingly stacked against him. His mother was a stripper, she met his father…
Kcathy was 3 years old when she and her parents left South Korea and immigrated to America. Some of her earliest memories are of the struggle to assimilate to a new culture that she didn’t understand. She can recall moments on playgrounds where she couldn’t speak the language and feeling like she was on the outside looking in. These early…