Hope for When You’re in the Valley

Hope for When You’re in the Valley

  I close my eyes, allowing its power to wash over me. Loose particles of sand dance up from the shoreline, pelting my feet where I’ve rolled the cuffs of my jeans to ankle height and the waves, placid earlier this morning, protest loudly. God’s presence is...
Two Choices in a Season of Suffering

Two Choices in a Season of Suffering

  Each of them drew strength from the other. We might have done the same if our lives had been stripped of our closest companions, comfort, and convenience. Poverty and starvation loomed in the future and, desperate, the women were forced to leave the home they’d...