Powerful Hope When You’re Weary of Praying
What is your most long-standing unanswered prayer? I have friends who have been praying for decades for their children's salvation. And a friend who has labored for years over her daughter's infertility. One of my neighbors prays daily for...
Do Christians Have Pollyanna Faith? How to Find Comfort with Teeth
A struggling friend once accused me of having a Pollyanna approach to life. You just think happy thoughts, look on the bright side, and focus on the good. You pretend the bad stuff doesn’t exists. Seriously? Does she really think this is how Christians deal with...
“I’ll Never Forgive You as Long as I Live!”
Before we dive into this week’s post, may I ask a favor? Tomorrow's my birthday. If my blog has blessed you, would you share this post on social media or send it to a friend? I’d love to see REFRESH grow to reach more and more people with the life-giving words of...
Facing and Embracing 60 — Life Is a Gift
Thank you, Lord, for so many years. I remember when my parents were this age—and my grandmothers! So old in my young eyes. Now I’m the parent—and the grandparent. Ancient, I suspect, in my grandchildren’s eyes. Thank you, Lord, for my salvation. You sought me...
Forgiveness Means the Most When We Don’t Deserve It
My Accident. When Steve’s email hit my inbox with this header, my heart sank. Oh no. What happened? Did he fall? Steve is one of my spiritual fathers. An elder at our church decades ago, he and his wife, Pat, modeled godly parenting to my husband, David, and me as we...
Two Women, Two Choices. Which Would You Make?
Join me in welcoming Guest blogger Lori Roeleveld to the Refresh blog. Lori and I share more than a first name. In addition to about a hundred other similarities, we share a home state (RI), an agent (the amazing Bob Hostetler), and now a publishing house. Most of...