Lettie’s Story: Even though I had been offered a partnership in my law firm, I was considering other job possibilities as if I were a person surveying a chess board for the smartest move. Surely the large ad in the Washington Post for a job paying over $125,000...
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...
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...
Kristi’s Story: During my childhood in San Diego, my family only attended church at Christmas and Easter. I had a vague sense of God’s existence but little else. As an adult I held back from the faith of my Christian friends, not wanting to pursue my doubts and...
“Blessed are those whose strength is in you, who have set their hearts on pilgrimage.” Psalm 84:5 NIV Do you know the translation of the original Hebrew word for Blessed? אֶשֶׁר ʼesher, eh’-sher; from H833; happiness; only in masculine plural...
