Spiritual Growth

Finding Rivers in the Bottom of Valleys

I never knew a valley could be this deep. It doesn’t seem like a valley anymore, more like a pit. These past months I have…

My Canadian husband and I lived in the massive multicultural city of Toronto, Ontario, when we first married. As a United States citizen who only…

Our culture worships celebrities. Whether they are notorious for doing good or evil, we spend so much of our time scanning the tabloids in the…

Every Saturday for several years, Michael and I with kids in tow would head to the church building together—not for a meeting or a rehearsal,…

Had you been Mary Tutas Feyen, you might have come across as cranky and stern too, and understandably so. Her father died in a farming…

As a teen, I remember singing the song “I Have Decided to Follow Jesus.” I thought of my commitment to Jesus, but I did not…

Equipping the Pastor's Wife

“Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death…” Psalm 23:4 KJV When we enter trials, it can feel like the “shadow…

Have you ever tried to use your service or status within the church or organization to make a point? As a long-time church member and…

Cara Kipp July 7, 2023 No Comments Spiritual Growth

At the time this is published, you will find me lying in bed. I’ll be exhausted, grumpy, and likely surrounded by semi-unpacked luggage. We’ll have…

Our family has had a particularly stressful few years. One afternoon my husband and two teenage daughters reflected on how the women in our family…