On April 20 we celebrate Jesus’ Resurrection on Easter Sunday. Christians hope in a risen Christ who has defeated death forever. “Christ has indeed been raised from the dead … Death has been swallowed up in victory” (1 Corinthians 15:20,54). Many people around...
Madison’s Story: At age seventeen, my life revolved around the locker-lined hallways of high school. My narrow-minded view of the world saw only as far as my graduation date. Then my small world fell apart during my junior year. A nasty rumor about me...
Have you ever wrestled with feelings of loneliness? Me too. Growing up as an only child, I became familiar with isolation from a young age. Moving away for college and starting life as a young single adult forced me to be self-sufficient quickly. I value my...
A women’s retreat is time away from the daily grind to connect with God, oneself, and others. You may be tackling the task of planning your women’s church retreat. Maybe you’re coordinating a Christian retreat for a smaller community group or parachurch...
Lauren’s Story: For months, I had walked through the valley of the shadow of the death of my marriage, always holding on to hope. I believed the same God who raised his friend Lazarus from the grave would save my marriage. Yet it died—and along with it a...
