I’ve been hearing a certain word a lot lately. Not “Christian nationalism” — we’ve talked about that. This one is older, and in some ways, that makes it more dangerous. The word is Christendom. Last… Read More »What Is Christendom — And Why Is It Suddenly Everywhere?
I have wanted to be Laura Ingalls Wilder since I was about seven years old. Not the TV version — the real one. The one who described the smell of prairie grass and the sound… Read More »Proverbs 31 Woman
I’m writing this on a day when dinner was buttered noodles. Not a three-day braise. Not fresh-milled sourdough. Buttered noodles, because I work full time and by 6pm the toddler was past it and so… Read More »What Is Biblical Womanhood?
Should a wife obey her husband? It sounds like a question from another century. And yet, here we are in 2026, and it’s more relevant than ever. Years ago, as new seminary student and new… Read More »Should a Wife Obey Her Husband?
Genesis opens with a staggering claim about every person you will ever meet: “So God created mankind in his own image” (Genesis 1:27). Before culture, language, history, or nationality, there is divine imprint. I saw… Read More »Racism Isn’t Just Wrong—It’s Blasphemy
My Faith Tree and the Practice of Surrender “You say you’re a Christian, but you aren’t acting like it.” My husband said this to me a few weeks before Christmas, and honestly? It stung. Because… Read More »Trusting God in Hard Times
That’s Not Fear, That’s Clarity There’s a crocodile in the room. And someone I love keeps insisting on calling it a puppy. “It’s not a crocodile,” they say. “You’re living in fear. You’re catastrophizing. You’re… Read More »The Difference Between Living Afraid and Living Awake
Is Fear a Sin? What the Bible Really Says (And What It Doesn’t) By Hope Turner | Grace in the Margins God called Gideon a “mighty warrior” while he was literally hiding in a winepress,… Read More »Is Fear a Sin?
What Does the Bible Say About Fear and Anxiety? Verses for When Panic Threatens I’m sitting here looking at my bank account, and my stomach is in knots. Again. The cost of everything keeps climbing—groceries,… Read More »Bible Verses About Fear and Anxiety
Why Follow Jesus? I was scrolling through Christian Twitter the other day—which, let’s be honest, is rarely where you find Jesus—and saw yet another thread about what “real Christians” must do to prove their faith.… Read More »Why Follow Jesus?