Dealing with the reality of the covid-19 pandemic has no doubt brought a rise of fear and anxiety both nationally and globally: anxiety over uncertain job security and economic stability, and fear for our health and for our…
In the Corona-Crisis, many parents have encountered the most challenging season of their parenting lives. The economic and healthcare uncertainties have created fear. Normal sources of childcare, like school and daycare, have gone away, leaving parents scrambling to…
Veteran youth and family pastor Cameron Cole experienced his worst nightmare come true on Monday, November 11, 2013, when his three-year-old son Cam did not wake up. In the months and years that followed, Cole and his wife…
Throughout church history, the Psalms have served an important place in the worship of God’s people. Luther held them in such regard that he called them a “little Bible.” Today, these poems of ancient Israel can feel just…
The increasing media coverage of the COVID-19 pandemic and the interruptions this virus has caused have largely taken the world by surprise. Thankfully, our Heavenly Father is not surprised by these global events. Scripture is clear that He…
Today we are eager to address one of the greatest challenges parents have faced during the coronavirus pandemic: millions of parents across the globe have found themselves partnering with their children’s schools to educate students at home. It’s…
When our family started reading The Hiding Place, the story of the ten Boom family during WWII, we were preparing for a trip to Amsterdam this spring. We acquired tickets to visit the now-famous home where the ten…
This season has been a whirlwind in the truest sense of the word. In early March, a tornado swept through Middle Tennessee and devastated parts of our community. My church lamented stories of families who lost homes and…
The jokes about going crazy with your kids at home during this pandemic are rampant. Some of them are funny (“women are at greater risk, spas have been designated as safe zones – send your women alone immediately!”),…
