Currents January 2024
I’ve been thinking a lot lately about the importance of perspective, how we see things, what we’re looking for, what we see, how we see it, what lens we’re looking…
A Woman of Great Faith
I had heard Brogan’s name several times before I met her. I heard about her great sense of humor, that she is very musical, and that she is visually impaired.…
Mosaic of Faithful Women
When I was a teenager, I ran across a photo mosaic my mother made. She had taken small pictures of dozens of women to create a larger picture, and included…
The Essence of Hope
For a really long time I struggled to clearly differentiate between faith and hope. They are so similar! Both are abstractions of the same essential longing. Both are based on…
On a Curious Spirituality
Once we believe in ourselves, we can risk curiosity, wonder, spontaneous delight, or any experience that reveals the human spirit. e.e. cummings It is five o’clock in the morning, or…
Megan: Going Forward with Faith, Again
Some may remember when we featured Megan Gibson in 2017 as she valiantly lobbied to increase resources for children with cancer while her own son, JP, was battling the disease…
What I Cannot See
I was standing in my kitchen cooking dinner when I got a call from my son who was driving home on his own from visiting family in another state. It’s…
Currents January 2023
Though far removed from this chilling winter, my husband and I spent a delightful week on the Rhine River in September, visiting and viewing cathedrals, castles, and monuments representing a…
Faith to Overcome
The principle or doctrine of a covenant relationship between God and mankind is practiced in various religions. It is a powerful concept that teaches that when a person engages in…
A Desire to Believe
Faith. This all-important virtue seems almost instinctive for some, yet feels unattainable for others. Even if you feel you fall short on this spectrum of belief, here is a piece…