Friendable? By Elisa Morgan WANTED: Female Friend. Age: Less (as in age-less). Location: Present. Availability: When needed. Skills:...

I've always loved the way Eugene Peterson paraphrases John 15:4, "Make your home in me just as I do in you." It's such a powerful...

Kelly Balarie describes a scene just about all of us have lived through. Read on and discover that healing for your rejected soul is...

Finding yourself huffing and puffing as you juggle this end-of-the-school-year season? Read on as Alexandra Kuykendall nudges us to love...

How old are you? In body? In soul? Yeah ... the answer can sneak up and surprise us, can't it? Jennifer Grant muses over the unexpected...

When Life Falls Apart at the Seems By Elisa Morgan Seems like I always pick the slowest checkout line. Seems like people I do favors for...

All of us can struggle with wanting answers to our "why's." For that matter, for our "what's," "who's," "when's" and "how's" as well!...

What qualifies any human being to become a disciple of Jesus? Likely, it's not what you're thinking! Read on as my friend, Leslie Leyland...

He is risen! Now what? Living in the light of the resurrection, we are filled with hope and power. Except when we get stuck on the "can't...

Eye-Openers By Elisa Morgan In this week before Easter, traditionally titled "Holy Week," many of us will journey through Jesus' final...

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...

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...

Have you ever been afraid to ask a question because you might look "stupid"? Laura Flanders leads us forward to courageous asking. Elisa...

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...

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,...

Have you been waiting - and waiting - and waiting for spring? For answers to long-offered prayers? For hope to burst forth in bloom? Our...

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...

"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,...

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...

Friendship Soup By Elisa Morgan It was a Monday I think. An appointment made on the calendar one month prior. A monthly meeting. Because...