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Grit. I see it daily in my profession. I see it in the eyes of the men and women, young and old, that have made the decision to improve the quality of their lives, and have asked me for my help. Everyone has different reasons for being there, but all share one thing in common.…

Broken. Buried. Raised. Scarred. The heart of the Christian story will always be Jesus and the cross. Jesus and the empty tomb. To be a resurrected people is to steward this story; it is to invite this story to be told over every other story, every other circumstance. A resurrected people know they are broken.…

Kaarina Hsieh   What does it mean to be “resurrection people”?  This is a question that Christ followers should be asking ourselves every day. St. Augustine said that “we are an Easter people and our song is Alleluia”. It is this reality, charged with the words of St. Francis of Assisi  to “preach the Gospel…

There’s a classic storytelling trope called “the reveal”. In it, the hero is finally made aware of a dangerous plot, a missing link or that the one they fancied was standing in front of them all along, asking to be loved. The hero has a choice at that moment. Either ignore this news or adapt and…

Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but a dream fulfilled is a tree of life. Proverbs 13:12 As any couple trying for a child knows, every twenty-eight days you are looking for signs of success. For many couples, this expectation is met with disappointment for a few months until conception happens. But for others, this…

By Paul Estabrooks While working with Far East Broadcasting Company in Manila, Philippines, my wife, Dianne, and I felt led of God to adopt a baby Filipina girl. We named her Melinda and she happily joined our two older birth children as a permanent member of our family to this day. (You guessed it! We…

Hello to all the stunning single women on International Women’s Day! This post is for you.  Do you ever feel like life has passed you by because you’re single at “a certain age”? Or like you are overlooked in some social circles- or worse, church circles- because you don’t have a partner? Or maybe you…

It’s been a difficult few years, watching Christian leaders who have greatly impacted and inspired my faith implode in very public ways. Abuse, sexual misconduct, sketchy finances, anger and control, pride, and misdirection have all played a part as the stories have unfolded.   I could name names, but also, why bother? There are too…

Ann Mainse It was a Friday in June of 2008.  Our Full Circle show was going live-to-air across the country at 9 a.m. and our guest had just arrived.  She was pretty and petite and seemed more than just a little nervous.  While she had come to tell her story (a remarkable story of God…