Eye-Openers
Eye-Openers By Elisa Morgan In this week before Easter, traditionally titled "Holy Week," many of us will journey through Jesus' final...
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- Apr 4, 2017
The Language of Lament
There's a time to weep. And yet, often I hold the tears back, rejecting their cleansing pour. In her blog this week, my new friend, Amy...
- Mar 28, 2017
Shame-Less
Shame-Less By Elisa Morgan Many of us - most of us? - are well-acquainted with shame. We wear shame as our second skin. It's the...
- Mar 14, 2017
The Most Important Question
Have you ever been afraid to ask a question because you might look "stupid"? Laura Flanders leads us forward to courageous asking. Elisa...
- Feb 28, 2017
Swimming Partners
How can sorrow and joy co-exist? In our circumstances? In our souls? Read on as my friend, Leah Robin, leads us to honor both emotions in...
- Feb 21, 2017
Wooed by Glory
We all struggle with identity - who we are, why we are, and what we have to offer. About the time we start to feel good about ourselves,...
- Feb 21, 2017
The Faith of a Crocus Bulb
Have you been waiting - and waiting - and waiting for spring? For answers to long-offered prayers? For hope to burst forth in bloom? Our...
- Feb 14, 2017
How Disappointment Can Lead Us to Love
Happy Valentine's Day! This day is either a favorite of yours, or the most dreaded day of the year... Depends, doesn't it? This year, on...
- Feb 7, 2017
A Tuesday Morning Lament
"Lament is a cry of belief in a good God, a God who has His ear to our hearts, a God who transfigures the ugly into beauty." Ann Voskamp,...
- Jan 31, 2017
Power of Peers
In moments when we feel we're doing life alone, maybe we are. Have you ever considered how you might benefit from mentoring a peer and...
- Jan 24, 2017
Friendship Soup
Friendship Soup By Elisa Morgan It was a Monday I think. An appointment made on the calendar one month prior. A monthly meeting. Because...
- Jan 10, 2017
Be Your Best Self, Even Under Pressure
It's easy to get overwhelmed in life - especially just after the holidays when life returns to seemingly less holy moments around us....
- Jan 3, 2017
Rise Up! Really?
The song, "Rise Up," by Andra Day ripples through my mind as I share these powerful words from friend Jo Saxton about courage. Read on as...
- Dec 27, 2016
Christmas Isn't Over
Christmas Isn't Over By Elisa Morgan Is your tree still up? Your lights still a twinkling? The carols still a playing? This is the week...
- Dec 20, 2016
Christmas Changes Everything
Christmas Changes Everything By Elisa Morgan When did Christmas become Christmas to you? When did it become more than Santa and stockings...
- Dec 13, 2016
Heritage: National or Spiritual?
What is your heritage? Swedish ... Hispanic ... African ... Dutch? How does your earthly heritage shape your spiritual life? Read on as...
- Dec 6, 2016
Developing a Bigger Imagination about Haiti
Reading about a hurricane-torn country might not exactly seem "Christmasy" to you. But is it? Read on as Jennifer Grant nudges the doors...
- Nov 29, 2016
Focus Pocus
For years, Mary Byers served as our editor on our digital magazine effort called FullFill. She brings sharp focus to everyday needs. Read...
- Nov 21, 2016
Bridle Bouquet
Bridle Bouquet By Elisa Morgan My dogs whined and paced at the back deck door, alerting me that someone - or something - was approaching...
- Nov 15, 2016
Power Seeds
Oh how we struggle to imagine we can make a difference in our world! Little you. Little me. Not enough of either of us. But what if we...
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