Just over a year ago, my oncologist said I would not live to see 2023. She cautioned me about traveling and described (in detail) all the ways my advanced-stage cancer could lead to a medical emergency. Undeterred, I prayerfully decided to delay chemotherapy.
In that moment I felt unseen, unimportant, and overlooked. I vowed right then I would never make another feel the way I felt.
By Christa Spaeth And we all, with unveiled face, beholding the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from one degree of glory to another. For this comes from the Lord who is the Spirit. (2 Corinthians 3:18, ESV) As the calendar turns to a new year, our thoughts naturally drift…
By Dr. Gladys Childs To all who mourn in Israel, he will give a crown of beauty for ashes, a joyous blessing instead of mourning, festive praise instead of despair. In their righteousness, they will be like great oaks that the Lord has planted for his own glory. Isaiah 61:3 (NLT) This Thanksgiving marked the…
By Jennifer McAlister I parked my car on the side of the road and put my head in my hands. The snow on my windshield, combined with the tears in my eyes, blurred my vision and made it impossible to see; it was a cold winter night in both season and soul. I wiped my…
By Jackie Freeman For everything, there is a season and a time for every matter under heaven: a time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up what is planted. (Ecclesiastes 3:1-2, ESV) “What is your favorite season?” When I was asked that question recently,…
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