Tag: love
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Why Does it Hurt so Much?
I’m standing in church this morning during worship. Surrounded by hundreds of people worshipping God fearlessly and beautifully. And what is the thought that comes rushing into my head, right past the bethel music lyrics on my tongue? What if someone came into the church right now and started shooting? What if that story became…
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To my future children:
Dear future children, Some people are saying I should stop dreaming about you. They are telling me, decidedly even, that the world is getting too evil to think about bringing children into it. All around me, they are saying we should stop dreaming. Just like that. Turn a key, close a lid, shove under the…
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The Only News Worth Sharing in 2017
How to approach women’s issues, the unborn, and the Syrian refugee crisis.
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Being Faithful When Your Dreams Aren’t Coming True
In an age where everything seems to come instantly, Lord, teach us to be faithful in times of waiting.
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What Does Being a Woman Have to do With Worship?
Learning to worship God in all things, including what we wear and why we work.
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There Is No Striving
It is only after being placed in an environment where I am encouraged to be myself that I find just how difficult that is. In the past few months, I have embarked on a journey toward finding out who God created me to be apart from my job, my family, friends, social networks and even…
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Who is Abba and Where Was He in Honduras?
They expect you to return hungrier, not dazed and confused. They send you to a foreign land, full of zeal, full of youth, And they hope you will fall in love, feel grateful for your stuff and come home. This is not how it goes for me. I go to Honduras, once, twice, three, four,…
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10 Thoughts on Dating (from someone who has never dated)
Just what you were looking for. Unsolicited advice on a topic with which the writer has no personal experience. Buckle your seat belt. It’s going to be a wild ride. A few things before we begin. I hope to encourage you, not discourage or judge you in any way. I do not claim to be…
Sarah D. Shearer 