
Lament Is Not a Lack of Faith
“How long, LORD?
Faith-based reflections on estrangement, hope, and healing for moms who are trusting God in the waiting.
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“How long, LORD?

How to move from the shadows of shame into the light

Here's why that might be the best thing that ever happened to your faith.
There are two kinds of shadows. Only one is where you're meant to stand.

Grief is exhausting.
Hope is a complicated word for us.

This one is tender. Take it slowly.
Some days my whole motivation is refusing to give the enemy the satisfaction.
On circuses, safe people, and the thoughts we don't have to let stay.

In 1 Samuel 7, after God delivered Israel from the Philistines, the prophet Samuel set up a stone and named it Ebenezer, which means “stone of help.” He said: