Episode #45: Kristi’s Story

Episode #45: Kristi’s Story

A Sneak Peak into this Episode In this episode of Unexpected Turns, guest Kristi finds the pandemic an opportunity to reflect on the cultural changes over the course of her teaching career. As she evaluates her own views and beliefs, she begins to consider Biblical...
Breakup, Bitterness and the Third Way

Breakup, Bitterness and the Third Way

  Emma’s Story: “I’m not in love with you,” my boyfriend said after over a year of dating. His words and the breakup that followed caused the world to shift under my feet. I could suddenly identify with Charlotte in Pride and Prejudice, twenty-something and...
Grief, Faith and Family

Grief, Faith and Family

  Nancy’s Story: My sister Emily and I shared the same bedroom growing up and lived together after college. When she married and had young children, our relationship was fairly close. But after her children grew older and graduated from college, we only...
God’s Still Good During Sickness

God’s Still Good During Sickness

  Anne’s Story: “2023 was a year full of God’s goodness!” I told my Bible study group early this year.  They were shocked—because 2023 had continued my series of unrelated health catastrophes. Coming out of the summer of 2022, I was an active retiree,...
Not Defined by a Degree

Not Defined by a Degree

  Katherine’s Story: From the time I was in kindergarten, being a student defined me. After high school and college, I taught for a year, then jumped right into my master’s program. Immediately after graduating with my master’s, I dove into a...