by Stephanie Reeves | Sep 1, 2023 | Faith and Culture
There’s a movement among Gen Zers that puts forth the idea that one should only work if one wants to. They insist that the arts would thrive if more artistic people (who work because they have to in order to live) were supported instead by those who actually want to...
by April Yamasaki | Sep 1, 2023 | Faith and Culture
After working 25 years in pastoral ministry, I felt a new wind of the Spirit blowing in my life: Not to look for a new ministry assignment in another local church, but to invest more deeply in my writing and speaking beyond the local congregation. For years I’d...
by Sarah White | Sep 1, 2023 | Faith and Culture
My 4-year-old daughter and I sat together at the kitchen table coloring small washable animal figurines with markers. She had assigned me the cat and requested I decorate it with a rainbow sweater. Whenever she or I finished coloring an animal, she ran up to the...
by Tasha Jun | Sep 1, 2023 | Faith and Culture
I can’t help but think That the word ju-bi-lee Sounds a lot like ju-ju-be Remember sitting at a tea house in Seoul? We looked for jujube seeds Daechu at the bottom Of my cup like wrinkled treasure You were uncomfortable legs bent sideways while we sipped through the...
by Amber Riggs | Sep 1, 2023 | Faith and Culture
Eight rose bushes lined the driveway of the first home my husband and I purchased. I immediately made it my mission to get my hands dirty caring for them. These roses, however, required more work than I expected. When our first daughter was born, I chose caring for...
by Bethany LaShell | Sep 1, 2023 | Faith and Culture
I’ve always wanted to go on a cruise—just to see what it was like. I love to explore new places, and I love being on the water, so it seems like a natural segue, right? I thought maybe I’d get to go on a cruise for my 40th birthday. Nope. Didn’t even get a card. Then...
