text: heart – Converge Magazine
  I recently had a conversation with a Christian friend who confessed her aversion to reading the Bible. The reason she gave is understandable: she's afraid that she'll misunderstand and misinterpret the Bible, rendering her more confused than when she started.
  November 2, 2016 by Matteo Mortelliti
  Our Creative Impulse Through the Lens of Eternity
  March 17, 2016 by Brett McCracken
  Ingrained within us is a desire to take the raw materials of God's gracious gifts — colours, textures, language, emotions, to name a few — and try to make something that speaks truth, brings healing or facilitates worship.
  I am 27 years old and I don't want to be a Mommy
  February 23, 2016 by Amber Schwartz
  I am 27 years old and I don't want to be a mommy. That kind of sounds like a statement one would make at some type of "anonymous" meeting doesn't it? Like it's some sort of confession.
  February 21, 2016 by Natalie Floyd
  There are a lot of truths that just came to us more easily as kiddos. The world was simpler, and our place in it seemed easier to pinpoint. Sometimes, I find myself wishing I could just see the world more like I did as a kid.
  Unplanned Pregnancy is Not the Loss of a Future
  January 13, 2016 by Natalie Floyd
  And, there's a reason girls learn to avoid the scarlet letter of a baby bump. Subtly, and sometimes not so subtly, we're taught growing up that an unplanned pregnancy is the worst-case scenario for our future.
  January 4, 2016 by Alexis Rebennack
  We know God is loving and good, but we also know the Bible addresses homosexuality as a sin. So, what's the answer?
  Reversing the effects of Shame
  September 14, 2015 by Darcie Mashinter
  I was recently reading a book about relationships and our "learned behaviors" that negatively affect them. In thinking and reflecting on this, I realized that at the root of most of my destructive learned behaviors is shame. Shame is that feeling that we are not enough, that what we did or who we are is just […]