It’s almost the witching hour. I find myself awake, and I’m running on a log in my mind – changing my mind about a lot of things. Changing your mind about God is what is
Some of us think healing is something God gives arbitrarily – that is, if He feels like it and without explanation. God doesn’t have to explain, but I have to ask myself: Does this idea
Isn’t it nice when someone pays special attention to you? On your birthday…or, Mother’s Day…or, just any day? My soul position is alienation regarding certain people – people whom I would normally celebrate or expect
If you’re a child of the 80’s or, if you’ve ever watched The NeverEnding Story, then you understand my title’s rhetorical nod. Sometimes I feel like I’m drowning in the swamps, not of sadness, but
I remember when I first said something called “the Sinner’s Prayer,” meaning to do the second part of believe and confess with your mouth… He wasn’t on Christian television yet, but I’d been streaming James
I saw a post on Facebook that summed up my inadequacy…and here I am. Writing to you. It was an admonition to ENJOY today. But… Early on, the onslaught began: One of the kids opened
There are things that tempt us to change our minds. We’ve decided to take a certain approach – hopefully, with prayer and after giving ourselves the quiet and time to hear what God the Holy
What does it mean that my son walks in shadow? Is it a middle child thing? Neither my husband nor I remember him being born. I mean…we both laugh about me putting my husband on
I went back. Today, I went back to a place that makes my heart pound – the gathering place of a lot of people and memories that caused infections in my soul. I asked God
Shelly Hunt Wildman On April 11, 2018, as a member of hope*writers, I came across a post in which First Ask Why: Raising Kids to Love God through Intentional Discipleship author, Shelly Hunt Wildman, was