By Joanna Kimbrel
Staff Writer for The Daily Grace Co.
Have you ever heard someone talk about God’s “steadfast love”? It’s likely a familiar phrase that you have seen on coffee mugs or painted wooden signs. It’s a nice sentiment, but is it true?…
How Can a Loving God Allow People to go to Hell?
By Stefanie Boyles
Staff Writer for The Daily Grace Co.
I recently found myself telling my daughter (age 6), “There’s no such thing as a dumb question.” I wanted to encourage and engage her curiosity. Like most families, we strive to protect wonder and curiosity and open communication in our home. We enjoy hearing our kids’ questions, even when the occasional incessant string of “why’s” has the potential to drive a person mad. This is because questions are powerful.…
Amazing Grace
By Stefanie Boyles
Staff Writer for the Daily Grace Co.
I don’t know about you, but when I was growing up in the church in the late ‘90s and early 2000s, the gospel presentation seemed to have a “hook-and-bait” feel. The riches of God’s grace and love were presented, and I was beckoned to come feast at the banquet of God’s forgiveness of my sins.…
Created in His Image
Where is God When my Life Doesn't Go as I Planned?
By Kristyn Perez
Lamp and Light Leader for The Daily Grace Co.
Have you ever felt forgotten by God? Have you ever experienced betrayal? Do you feel like your life is not what you expected it to be?
Too often as women we stuff our feelings and doubts deep within our souls, but in the quiet moments of the night the question nags at us: “Where is God when my life doesn’t go as I thought it would?” Recently, I’ve been meditating on the story of Joseph and wrestling through these questions.…
Cloudy Vision
By Cara Cobble Trantham
Originally published in Be Still Magazine, issue 6.
“In the year King Uzziah died I saw the Lord sitting on a throne, high and lifted up, and His train filled the temple.” – Isaiah 6:1
In our times of grief and desperation, that is often when we most need a vision of the Lord.…
A Cleft in the Rock
By Sarah Morrison
Staff writer for The Daily Grace Co.
Chipmunks are adorable, there’s no getting around it. Not to my displeasure, my work desk in adjacent to a sliding patio door, perfect for viewing a spring rainstorm, a winter blizzard, or a family of chipmunks.…
Becoming a Woman who Remembers
By Bethany Mathis
Originally Published in Be Still Magazine, Issue 8.
I’ve always said that my neighbors probably think I’m crazy. Almost every time I leave the house, I inevitably pull back into the driveway and go back in for something I forgot.…
Finding Faith in the Dark: Discovering Faith Anew
By Jessie Allen
Guest Contributor
December 7, 2016. In one sense, it feels like yesterday, in another, like several years ago. A regular day until crashingly it wasn’t. I will forever remember that day, as the first day I truly knew my husband of almost three years.…
The Hope in a Honeybee
By Sarah Morrison
Staff writer for The Daily Grace Co.
Winters in Cleveland are harsh, bitter, and long. At the foot of one of the Great Lakes, we’re dumped with feet of snow at a time, and the temperatures aren’t too kind to us, either.…