My Christian life: One woman’s gratitude for being excommunicated
A woman shares how church discipline saved her life. If you had told Cherry Simpson 40 years ago that she’d eventually be back at Trinity, Crete, Ill.—the WELS congregation from…
Confessions of faith: Anna Linden
A woman relates how God’s grace has changed her life and how she works to share that grace with others. Grace—God's unconditional, undeserved love—is a concept that used to be…
Q&A: How can my mother and I forgive my father for being unfaithful and causing my parents to divorce?
My parents got divorced because my father was unfaithful to my mother. How can my mother—and I—truly forgive my father? Thank you for reaching out. I am so sorry to hear…
Confessions of faith: Travis and Frankie
God’s grace and forgiveness shatter past hurts and provide healing to a couple looking for hope. This is a story full of hurt, yes—but it’s really a story about hope.…
Teen talk: Why all this trouble?
God puts troubles in our lives to call us to him. Kayla Laures “This is the worst day ever!” “I hate my life!” “If God loved me, he wouldn’t let…
Teen talk: My life as a child of divorce
Divorce affects entire families. How can we support and encourage those struggling with the long-lasting effects? I am a product of divorce. As a child, it defined me. My parents…
Q&A: What if spouses don’t “love” each other anymore?
What does the Bible have to say about spouses who don’t “love” each other anymore? It seems fairly common nowadays that spouses talk about how they have grown apart and…
Please explain: Is God’s design for marriage relevant in today’s world?
It's not difficult to find God’s definition of marriage. “At the beginning,” Jesus said, “the Creator ‘made them male and female,’ and said, ‘For this reason a man will leave…
Struggle to forgive
We are to forgive others, but the journey can be difficult. I needed to forgive my father. But for the life of me, I could not figure out how. Trying…