by Sarah Elizabeth Finch | Dec 1, 2018 | Literature, Spiritual Growth
My pothos is planted in a pot Barely big enough but Almost too tall—the tips Of the leaves lace the lip And do not dare overflow. It sits in the center of a side table. Two lamps tower on either side, A gold-rimmed mirror engulfs the wall Behind the space I had...
by Sarah Rennicke | Nov 1, 2018 | Memoir, Spiritual Growth
Trail of rain pulls down the sky like tufts of seagrass before a storm. A shift in water’s hues—silver to steel to aqua. Drops fall through tree branches, splattering my porch roof, the yard. I tuck my arms into my sweatshirt, huddle my body warmth as close as...
by Heather Walker Peterson | Nov 1, 2018 | Spiritual Growth
“The Lord be with you,” I proclaim to begin a class. “And also with you,” the students answer. We follow this greeting by responsively reading a psalm aloud. My class at a Christian university meets only three times a week and reads only one psalm each time, but I’m...
by Lauren McGuire | Oct 1, 2018 | Lifestyle, Spiritual Growth
A while ago, my mentor challenged me to think about what might happen after I die—more specifically, what heaven might look like. Although middle-aged, I never pondered this mystery before. When I was young, I saw myself as indestructible, protected by the solid shell...
by Sharon Hoover | Aug 1, 2018 | Spiritual Growth
My American, suburban eyes view the world through lenses seemingly crystal clear. Decades of travel, however, have revealed the heavy tint on my lenses. When experiencing a new culture, I tend to compare people and circumstances with my own everyday norms. I am not...
by Delesslyn Kennebrew | Jun 1, 2018 | Spiritual Growth
The one who rules in heaven laughs; my Lord makes fun of them. Psalms 2:4 CEB As much as I celebrate how grand, merciful, glorious, forgiving, magnificent and kind our God is, I love the fact that God laughs. It’s good for me to know that God laughs. It’s good for me...
