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Hope Has a Name, and His Name is Jesus – Christina Thé
Hope has a name, and his name is Jesus. I was once hopeless – in despair. I thought I was living, but I was merely surviving. Even after I asked Jesus into my heart and proclaimed him as my Lord and Saviour, I would have bouts of cyclical darkness and…
He Calls Me Beloved – Jonathan Puddle
The Creation story in Genesis tells us that God not only made us in his image but actually intended us to be like him. How’s that working out for? If you’re anything like me, life’s been a bumpy ride and I haven’t always dealt with it very well. For years…
When Your Whole World Changes – Alyssa Esparaz
Two and a half years ago, my life completely changed. Yet from the outside looking in, my life looked exactly the same. I guess I should back up a bit. This story starts with a dream that God placed in my heart while I was in high school. As God…
God’s Perfect Way and Plan – Camille Aguila
I was born into an immigrant Asian family story— a narrative rich in stereotypes based on social class, how we should look, what to study, who to marry and by what age. There’s this expectation that we need to be submissive/passive/quietly agreeable all the time… and not speak or stand up for ourselves. The social pressure to conform was and still is enormous.
Surrendering Our Loneliness – Carla Arges
Our need to connect with others is innate. It’s part of how God designed us – to be in relationship and community with others and Him. But we can often feel alone, can’t we? Loneliness causes feelings of emptiness and being unwanted, but it’s not necessarily about being alone; rather…
Leading Well Through A Crisis – Sue Wigston
Some leaders love a good crisis! The number of times I have paused in the last 8 months and wished that I was one of those leaders who loved the thrill of a crisis are too many to count. This has been a phenomenal season of learning for me, one…
Through Lament to Joy and Gratitude
During an incredibly difficult season, I remember calling someone close to me to lament my circumstances, and they responded with something like, “you have to find a way to thank God.” I think I hung up the phone right then and there. Thank God? I wanted to yell at God.…
My Voice, Our Equal Future
“My Voice, Our Equal Future” International Day of the Girl Child exists to raise awareness of the unique challenges girls face while promoting girls’ empowerment and the fulfillment of their human rights. This year’s theme is “My voice, our equal future”. Here’s a picture of what an equal future could…
This Is How The Violence Stops
According to the World Justice Project, more than 570 million women will be subject to gender-based violence this year. The first thing this number forces us to question is, why does it happen in the first place? Many of these young women and girls live in countries that don’t have…
God Speaks In This Confusing Season
God Speaks In This Confusing Season By Mary Ann Buffam Everyone I talk to is expressing frustration, stress, anxiety and even low-grade depression caused by the circumstances of this pandemic. The uncertainty of what is next, when will it end, what does it mean for me, my job, my family,…