This week, I’m honored to feature my friend and fellow writer Hilarie Barry on my blog. Hilarie and her husband are survivors of an extremely painful experience: infidelity. But their story is a beautiful one that is now woven into their faith journey. She has just released a new book, We Survived Infidelity: An Unexpected Life Lesson, that she hopes will help other women by telling the story of God at work in her life. Read on to meet Hilarie!
Read MoreOn pushing aside “wicked stepmother” clichés to embrace a better label: Christian. How I try my best to love my stepkids as Jesus would have me do.
Read MoreOn how I learned Jesus isn’t “a” way but the only way.
Read MoreHow one precious family found transformation even in the most terrible pain: the loss of a child.
Read MoreWe make things of faith so complicated, but the simple and honest faith of children often rings the truest. Today, Laura Camby McCaskill guest-blogs for Shining the Light with, “That’s Not The Real Jesus.”
Read MoreAre you in danger of becoming a falling iguana? Has your spiritual body temperature dropped to a dangerous level? Are you hanging on with ever-stiffening fingers? Are you a toenail away from losing your grip and taking someone else down with you? A guest blog by Lori Hatcher.
Read MoreSometimes, our pets can remind us of Jesus. My reflection on love and loss in the passing of our family cat.
Read MoreWe are face-to-face with a new reality, and for many of us, that means learning to gather with other Christians and be God’s church in alternative and sometimes uncomfortable ways. Church isn’t just Sunday. Church isn’t just a noun but a verb. And church is us, every single one of us, whether we are gathered in person or we’re gathered online.
Read MoreDo the rapidly changing restrictions on society because of the coronavirus make you nervous, fearful, grumpy, or just plain resistant? My blog for this week on adopting a flexible, faithful heart as we embrace our new normal.
Read More