I often hear from readers that they've sensed a nudge to write. So I asked my dear friend, Margaret Feinberg, a writing muse for many, to...

When things break in our lives sometimes we have no choice but to throw them away and move on. Then there are the startling moments, when...

It can be hard to know how to help when someone we care about is suffering. Vivian Mabuni points us to the present of presence. Elisa The...

What are you waiting for? And how well are you doing at waiting in your wait? Life is really one wait after another. Read on as Amanda...

We've all been there: in a moment when we couldn't find the right words to say so we said the wrong ones. Nicole Unice helps peel back to...

Friendable? By Elisa Morgan WANTED: Female Friend. Age: Less (as in age-less). Location: Present. Availability: When needed. Skills:...

I've always loved the way Eugene Peterson paraphrases John 15:4, "Make your home in me just as I do in you." It's such a powerful...

Kelly Balarie describes a scene just about all of us have lived through. Read on and discover that healing for your rejected soul is...

Finding yourself huffing and puffing as you juggle this end-of-the-school-year season? Read on as Alexandra Kuykendall nudges us to love...

How old are you? In body? In soul? Yeah ... the answer can sneak up and surprise us, can't it? Jennifer Grant muses over the unexpected...

When Life Falls Apart at the Seems By Elisa Morgan Seems like I always pick the slowest checkout line. Seems like people I do favors for...

All of us can struggle with wanting answers to our "why's." For that matter, for our "what's," "who's," "when's" and "how's" as well!...

What qualifies any human being to become a disciple of Jesus? Likely, it's not what you're thinking! Read on as my friend, Leslie Leyland...

He is risen! Now what? Living in the light of the resurrection, we are filled with hope and power. Except when we get stuck on the "can't...

There's a time to weep. And yet, often I hold the tears back, rejecting their cleansing pour. In her blog this week, my new friend, Amy...

Shame-Less By Elisa Morgan Many of us - most of us? - are well-acquainted with shame. We wear shame as our second skin. It's the...

Have you been waiting - and waiting - and waiting for spring? For answers to long-offered prayers? For hope to burst forth in bloom? Our...

Have you ever been afraid to ask a question because you might look "stupid"? Laura Flanders leads us forward to courageous asking. Elisa...

How can sorrow and joy co-exist? In our circumstances? In our souls? Read on as my friend, Leah Robin, leads us to honor both emotions in...

We all struggle with identity - who we are, why we are, and what we have to offer. About the time we start to feel good about ourselves,...