Rediscovering Hope Through the Lens of Suffering
Guest Post by Misty Phillip
As a pregnant woman, we are filled with hopes and dreams of all the possibilities that come with pregnancy, such as, will this be another boy? Or will we finally have a girl?
We all hope for a healthy pregnancy, and desperately want a healthy baby, but no parent ever dreams of having a special needs child..
Guest Post by Amber Douglas
“For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, saith the LORD.” ~Isaiah 55:8 ESV
As humans, we all go through things that we may never understand this side of heaven. Life can seem full of things that seem unfair.
Some people get diagnosed with terminal illnesses, while others lose loved ones earlier than it seems they should.
For me, one of those seemingly unfair things in life had to do with pregnancies.
Guest Post by Marie Gregg
“He gives the childless woman a household,
making her the joyful mother of children.
Hallelujah!”
(Psalm 113:9 CSB)
Is there such a thing as having hope in infertility?
“Are you really a woman if you can’t have a baby?”
I’ve been asked this question, in one form or another, many times. It’s on the rude end of the spectrum, and I admit to responding with equal rudeness on occasion. But mostly, I get it. The general assumption, especially within the Christian community, is that woman equals one who gives birth.
This is God’s design..
Guest Post by Emily Saxe
“Get rid of all bitterness, rage and anger, brawling and slander, along with every form of malice. Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you.” Ephesians 4:31-32
Yesterday I listened to a TED talk about rejection. The speaker set out to face rejection for 100-straight days in order to numb himself from the pain and learn how to succeed even in the face of failure. I thought it a brilliant plan.
As a journalist, rejection and I go way back. It’s like going to any organized, group workout class: You feel awkward and embarrassed during it, it’s painful, you realize your weaknesses, but you learn and grow stronger from it. And so you know you need to try again.
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