Hearing God’s Call by Suzanne Cain

Hearing God’s Call by Suzanne Cain

In the summer of 1981, at Glorieta, New Mexico, Youth Camp, I was submerged in a sea of teenage hormones, hoping against all hope to be noticed by a boy, trying to wedge myself in with the populars. Yet somehow a lot of great things happened that week. I say this...
AN ADVENT DEVOTION: Unafraid by Pam Durso

AN ADVENT DEVOTION: Unafraid by Pam Durso

This devotion is based on Mark 1:1-8, one of the lectionary texts for December 7, 2014–the second Sunday of Advent. What I love about the Gospel of Mark is that it is a whirlwind of action with only the barest of details, only a limited hint of dialogue. Yet for all...
DEAR ADDIE: I Miss Seminary

DEAR ADDIE: I Miss Seminary

Dear Addie, I have been out of seminary and in full-time ministry for a few years now. In those first few years, it seemed obvious how to implement the skills and information that I learned in classes and from books. But recently I have found myself struggling. It has...