Comfort
9 studies
The Stench
We prayed and prayed for his healing. He was young, healthy, married with children, and actively serving the Lord as a c...
When Nothing Has Worked
At one of the lowest points in my life, I'd been hurting for so long that I didn't know if the pain would ever go away....
The Weight of a Fresh Calendar
A fresh paper planner smells like anxiety. It's the feeling that if you can just organize the boxes right, you can final...
When Prayer Feels Like a Performance
My friend and I met up in Bellingrath Chapel at Rhodes College, where we'd agreed to pray together for an hour. The sile...
When the Storm Won't Stop
I gave up sleeping and grabbed my iPhone. 2:47 a.m. The morning couldn't come soon enough, even if I was dreading going...
What Anxiety Gets Wrong About Tomorrow
After resigning from a ministry job as a whistleblower, I suddenly realized I was unemployed. We anticipated that our in...
When You've Got Nothing Left
Before I turned 30, I broke out with shingles. My body was telling me something my pride couldn't admit: I was doing too...
When You Feel Invisible
I was standing in the foyer of a massive megachurch, watching everyone else do what I couldn't figure out how to do. Eve...
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