by Rachel Lohman | Aug 22, 2016 | Encouragement
Chances are strong that if you’ve ever flipped on a Christian radio station or sung worship songs in a Sunday morning service, you’ll quickly notice one ongoing theme in the lyrics: joy. The majority of worship music, Christian music, and even the bumper stickers,...
by Rachel Lohman | Aug 5, 2016 | Encouragement
“Does that hurt?” the nurse asked as she checked the incisions on my stomach. “No, I don’t feel anything,” I replied. I didn’t feel immediate pain in the days following my emergency appendectomy, but I did feel an odd sense of stillness. I realized that I was...
by Rachel Lohman | Jun 27, 2016 | Encouragement
My parents had been married for 26 years when the news came unexpectedly. Tears rolled down cheeks as my siblings and I heard our family would be forever changed by divorce. As my family unit as I knew it crumbled, my fears ran rampant. What will the Church think of...
by Rachel Lohman | Jun 3, 2016 | Encouragement
Restoration and “being restored” are commonly-heard concepts, especially in Christian culture. I tend to overlook the original power of such frequently-used words. So today I paused to think about what it means to restore or experience restoration. The Bible tells us...
by Rachel Lohman | May 9, 2016 | Encouragement
We live in a culture that loves to boast. The world tells us our value lies in particular areas of life – wealth, status, power, beauty – and that when we have acquired one of these, we should boast. To boast means to “talk with excessive pride and self-satisfaction...
