Confessions of faith: Yaz Rodriguez
A college student shares her journey to the cross. Spring 2019—The drive I held those pills in the palm of my hands, too many to count. When I couldn’t swallow…
Teen talk: From falling to soaring
Getting closer to her heavenly Father helps a teen through hard times. Elizabeth Hahm Is your life messed up? Mine is. I don’t have a real reason to be stressed.…
Parent conversations: How can we help today’s overwhelmed teens?
Being a teen has always involved struggle and angst. The difference today is that a teen’s struggles can be broadcast immediately to an entire world of virtual “friends.” Plus, social…
My Christian life: One man’s battle with anxiety
Anxiety can prove to be a good thing. It can draw us back to God and his promises. I recently took my mask off. I am not referring to the…
My Christian life: A man of truth
From the Depression and working for pennies to becoming a famous artist, a man stays faithful to his Savior. A person of truth, who can find? Especially in our culture!…
A Bible story just for me: Grief
Grieve . . . but with hope Gregory C. Lyon From time to time, we face realities that we simply can’t do anything about. God chose Mary to be the…
A Bible story just for me: Depression
Longing for the mountaintop, sitting under a shrub: Depression Gregory C. Lyon Loneliness. Hopelessness. A lack of motivation. A lack of purpose. It’s been described as a black cloud that…
My Christian life: Spencer Beach
A modern-day Job story reminds us of God's grace and love. For most people, it would have been the worst day of their life. Maybe it was for Spencer Beach,…
On grief and grieving: A Christian perspective
Glenn L. Schwanke In 1969 Elisabeth Kübler Ross published her groundbreaking book On Death and Dying: What the Dying Have to Teach Doctors, Nurses, Clergy and Their Own Families. The…