ARTICLES
When Healing Resembles the Slow Unfolding of a Rose
I’ve heard testimonies of those who hit rock bottom, cried out to Jesus, and experienced instantaneous deliverance from addiction, mental illness, or spiritual attack. That, unfortunately, is not my story. Mine is a story of progressive resurrection, of slow, painful healing.
Encounters with Jesus in the Ashes
I know the searing sting of sin that leads to death. I also know this is where Jesus met me and gave me life.
How Is God’s Law Like Beautiful, Wide-Open Sky?
In this excerpt from the recently released Peace over Perfection, author Faith Chang explores ways that God’s law leads to freedom, not restriction.
Comfort from Psalm 139 for the Parent Grieving Miscarriage
You can’t tell how common miscarriages are by the number of people talking about them. The pain of loss often lives in secrecy. But it doesn’t have to be that way.
Writers’ Coaching Corner (April 2024): Minimize Logical Indicators and Intensifiers
Each month, Benjamin Vrbicek, the GCD managing editor, offers coaching to writers. This month: “Good writing minimizes logical indicators and intensifiers.”
Good Friday: A Tale of Two Stones
In beholding the beautiful paradoxes of Good Friday, we are changed from one image of glory to another, from a heart of stone to a heart of flesh, from half-hearted obedience to resolute.