The call is not always to run faster, but to keep running. Even a slow, halting step forward is still faithfulness.

Freedom began when I stopped asking only who hurt me and started asking God what he wanted to heal in me.

My defeats don’t define me; Jesus alone defines me, and he calls me his beloved. Without qualifiers.

I know this much: I have no easy answers. I have nothing to offer on my own. But I do trust that God has something to say about the matter—something worth hearing.

Is misery ever necessary? Could God be protecting us from something we cannot yet see?

“This awful moment wasn’t going to be the end of my story. When life feels impossibly hard, it’s easy to wonder if things will ever get easier. But in the very place where I fell apart, God began to rebuild something beautiful."

You are my Calm amidst the storm, and I know You will never forsake me—not now, not tomorrow, not ever.

When you feel like you’re not enough, remember: your worth isn’t defined by rejection or circumstances. True strength and peace come from anchoring your identity in Christ’s unshakable love.

By Barb Lownsbury The swish-swish of the windshield wipers kept rhythm as I searched through the dreary, rainy parking lot for a close...