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What Do You Do When Hope Feels Cruel?

“Lord, I don’t get it!” I blurted out as I swiped viciously at the tears rolling down my cheeks. I blinked furiously to clear my vision as I turned onto a side street on my way home and continued my rant: “You’ve said that ‘hope deferred makes the heart sick,’ and my heart feels sick right now. I don’t want to become bitter, but how many times are you going to do this to me?!” Yet another door had slammed shut in my face, and I had reached my breaking point. Why would God do this to me? Hadn’t he brought this opportunity along in the first place? Everything seemed to be falling into place so perfectly…surely that had to have been his work!

Ashley Bergey

March 10, 2026

Grieving Someone Who is Still Alive

I don’t grieve like the pagans do, who have no hope. But I do grieve. In this broken world, I suffer the loss of those I have loved. Some have died. Some have closed their hearts to me. Do you feel the ache of loss, whether through the death or distance of those you’ve loved? Me too, friend. You are not alone. We are not made to be parted. So it feels like I’m being torn to pieces when a relationship is maimed beyond recognition. In my heart, I rage against this wrong. I rage against the pain that is so unfair. I will not silence the grief that longs for reconciliation but knows that, by all human calculation, it is impossible.

Liv Booth

March 3, 2026

The Dream That Died, and the God Who Didn't Stop It

By any human measure, Jesus’ life was an abject failure. It wasn’t much of a start: born in a barn and raised in the backwoods of Israel by a carpenter, but he could have made a decent life out of it. He could have taken over the family business, and maybe, with a little luck, he could have landed a well-connected client and seen some real success. Instead, he left that all behind to become an itinerant preacher.

Brandon Booth

February 24, 2026

Check Your Anchor! Feeling Secure During Disagreements

“Mom! You can’t believe (insert political position)! Do you know where that will lead?! The only reasonable way to see this is (again, political position)!!” Have you had this run-in with your teen, adult child, or friend? Are you thinking of one right now? How does that feel? My hands get shaky; my heart beats faster; I feel adrift! I’m afraid that this relationship will be ruined if we don’t agree right now!

Liv Booth

February 3, 2026

Help! My Kid's Don't Want to Go to Church!

When my little kids fussed at getting ready for church, it was sort of cute, and I felt like a good Mom when they all sat in the pew together, even if they scribbled on attendance cards and took off their shoes. When older (or adult) children explain calmly that they don’t see the need for church anymore, it’s not so cute. It’s common to feel fear, shame, anger, confusion, or resentment at this declaration. Was I not a good Mom? Is this my fault? It feels like an existential threat. Was all my work worth nothing? If church can be tossed out so easily, is it even valuable? Why do I even bother?

Liv Booth

January 20, 2026

Your Kids Aren’t Your Report Card

If an award-winning baker makes the best cake, doesn’t an award-winning Mother produce exceptional children? If I’m any good at this calling (that I’ve set every other ambition aside for), the result of my (literal) labor better prove that I’m good. This is hard for every mother (and father!) I’ve met (including myself, of course). Sometimes “Mothering” feels like most of my identity! My child’s good choice feels like an “A” on my Mom Report Card. Their suffering and sin feel like an “F”.

Liv Booth

January 6, 2026

What if I let go and something bad happens? (Am I a bad mother?)

Am I a bad mother if I let go of my kids and something bad happens? I have teens and young adults. ‘Nuff said. The wisdom I hear is that I need to let go. I “ought” to trust God. And I know that’s true, in theory. But what about when I do manage to keep my mouth shut during, let’s say, the rest of their Christmas visit, and they say things that scare me? Their ideas will lead to bad choices! If I successfully let go, am I responsible for their bad decisions?

Liv Booth

December 30, 2025

I Just Want Everyone to Be Happy! 😬

It’s Dec 12th. Time is tight. Money is crazy tight (why does it ALWAYS feel tightest this time of year??). I have three teens at home and two college-aged coming home for break. I know there’s going to be tension. Maybe an explosion. My chest feels tight. Everything feels impossible. No matter how much I do, it could all still fall apart. It could all still blow up. And I’m trying SO hard to do enough, to BE enough!

Liv Booth

December 16, 2025

All Will Be Well? Yeah, Right

“What are some of the biggest struggles you face in your spiritual life?” I asked Michelle, a kind, middle aged, woman who generously answered my impromptu “audience research” questions. She sighed deeply and said, “Feeling like there is no solid ground. I read the headlines and I worry about how the chaos in the world is going to affect the future. Especially my kids’ future. What is the world going to be like for them… for my grandchildren!” She paused, and looked me in the eye, “It’s hard to see where God is in all of this.”

Brandon Booth

December 9, 2025

Come Near, With-Us, Come Near

“Come here,” I mumble to my husband, who is already in my bed. Immanuel is with us now, and yet we cry, “O come!” O Christ, be nearer than the near you are! “Be born in us today,” says the children’s hymn. We know the theological math: He was promised. He was incarnate. He will be with us always, until the end of the age. So why do I plead, “Be near me today. I really need your help, Lord. Don’t be far away?”

Liv Booth

December 2, 2025

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What Do You Do When Hope Feels Cruel?

Grieving Someone Who is Still Alive

The Dream That Died, and the God Who Didn't Stop It

Check Your Anchor! Feeling Secure During Disagreements

Help! My Kid's Don't Want to Go to Church!

Your Kids Aren’t Your Report Card

What if I let go and something bad happens? (Am I a bad mother?)

I Just Want Everyone to Be Happy! 😬

All Will Be Well? Yeah, Right

Come Near, With-Us, Come Near