Is Your Glass Half-Empty or Half-Full?
By Joani Schultz “You must be a glass-half-full person.” “Uh, yes, I guess I am,” I replied. But I wondered, what inspired her comment as she was poking my vein…
By Joani Schultz “You must be a glass-half-full person.” “Uh, yes, I guess I am,” I replied. But I wondered, what inspired her comment as she was poking my vein…
by Austin Maxheimer Discipleship is a trending topic in the larger church, and we are having conversations about it in our own church family as well. This is healthy, considering…
by Joani Schultz There’s a fascination with heritage these days. I’ve still not succumbed to Ancestry.com or 23andMe. But I know a lot who have. We have an innate desire…
by Joani Schultz Pick a storm. Any storm. Your storm may be literal—a hurricane, tornado, torrential rain, or blinding blizzard. Your storm may be relational—an estranged family member, a friend’s…
by Joani Schultz Can you hear this collective cry? NOTICE ME! Maybe it’s through fluorescent hair or full-body tattoos or multiple piercings. Hey, our photo of this Mursi tribe woman…
by Joani Schultz My dad died. Suddenly. The shock of it all ran through us like a shot of novocaine. Time stood still. Even Dad’s bedside clock mysteriously stopped, as…
by Austin Maxheimer “Why Church when it seems so lame?” This question forced me to revisit why I believe in the Church so deeply now, when that certainly wasn’t always…
by Joani Schultz Everything Christmas shouts “A Baby’s about to be born!” However. This Christmas, for Thom and me, looking forward to a baby definitely has taken on a new…
by Doug Pollock The temperature is dropping, lights are adorning houses, and indoor tree decorating is at it’s peak. With December 25th quickly approaching, one question is begging to be…
by Austin Maxheimer The words we use sometimes do us a disservice in capturing the biblical message. A classic example is when you read “heart” in the Old Testament. In…