In Response to Charlottesville
By Ruth Burke I had originally written a different post for this week but after the white supremacist march in Charlottesville I knew I had to respond. White supremacy is evil and completely incompatible with the gospel. But that is not what this post is about. As a...
Do Great Things
By Debbie Boyce I opened my computer recently to discover a beautiful photograph on my startup screen, courtesy of Microsoft. The spectacular landscape drew me in. I wanted to know where the photo was taken. It was an aerial view of farmland, with a hot air balloon...
Women are Life-givers
By Debbie Boyce “The man named his wife Eve because she was the mother of all the living” (Genesis 3:20). Women are life-givers. What do I mean by that? Not that we can create life - only God can create life. However, humans were designed to do some amazing and...
Can Jesus Understand the Pain of Childbirth?
By: Ruth Burke During a recent church service I was holding my sleeping baby and thinking about the pain she caused me. I know that's a bit strange, but please bear with me. My husband was leading the communion portion of the service and had handed our seven month old...
Bloggers Versus Friends
By Debbie Boyce This week I got a call from a friend. Sarah is a young wife and mother, and she was calling to ask advice about how to get along with her husband. The previous night her husband, Mark, had complained that Sarah doesn’t listen to him. Sarah is an...