Forgiveness || Tony Roos
Growing up in northern Minnesota we often used chains for a variety of things; to pull trees from the woods, cars from the ditches and to keep the dog from running away. We would wrap a chain around a...
View ArticleBrokenness, Calling & My Story || Bryan Halferty
I had thought that working at a bookstore would be a good “back-up,” but what emerged within a few hours of handing out resumes to a host of western Massachusetts independent bookstores was something...
View ArticlePardon Merely? || Ben Tertin
Bear with me, this is my first stab at a poem. Whenever I used to hear “grace” I was actually hearing “God won’t hold your sin against you.” People proclaim this to me constantly to help me jump for...
View ArticleThe Art of Lamenting || Dan Lance
First a definition: la·ment (noun): 1. a passionate expression of grief or sorrow. “his mother’s night-long laments for his father.” synonyms: wail, wailing, lamentation, moan, moaning, weeping,...
View ArticleJesus Our Healer || Tim Meier
Remember that song “Healer” by Hillsong a couple of years ago? Great tune. I remember leading that song in worship one day and then finding out that the author had fictionalized his illness to make the...
View ArticleDealing with Disappointment || Tony Roos
I have a confession to make. Sometimes my wife and I have arguments. I know you are shocked. I am too. I thought being a Christian and even more so a full time Christian worker would mean that I would...
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