By Jennie Denney Hear Him Louder Essay Series: Jennie's Story The last few years have been a tough journey, requiring me to deconstruct...

I have a thing for barns. Most weekends, back roads are our choice for getting to soccer, and if I’m lucky enough to be a passenger...

Published by Twyla Dawn Franz in the Begin Within: A Gratitude Series. It’s been fifteen years since I learned that God doesn’t throw...

By Stephanie Dehani Hear Him Louder Essay Series: Stephanie's Story The whisper vacuums breath from my lungs. Warmth spreads through my...

All those years in church, all those sermons on Psalm 23, and I still never got it.⁠ ⁠ Somewhere along the way, when I read, “Your rod...

By Becky Beresford Hear Him Louder Essay Series: Becky's Story I remember taking my seat as class began, unaware of what God was about to...

By Marjie Metz Hear Him Louder Essay Series: Marjie's Story Have you ever felt bad for dealing with the same issue, again and again?...

Jesus knew how to make a scene, didn’t He?⁠ ⁠ He’s sitting in Peter’s boat, just finished with teaching a crowd on the beach, when He...

By Pamela Henkelman Hear Him Louder Essay Series: Pamela's Story It's a Caleb versus Mommy face-off again. I’m nose-to-nose with my...

Published by Sarah K. Butterfield in the Out of Place series. Just weeks before high school started, we left a bustle-y, colorful South...

By Heather Jeffery Hear Him Louder Essay Series: Heather's Story I knew the words well as they rose up inside. “This isn’t fair. You...

By Shawna Sullivan Hear Him Louder Essay Series: Shawna's Story My two-year-old pressed firmly on my growing belly in an attempt to...

There are days when my faith feels naive. Days when the tragedy and darkness of this world feel more real than my citizenship in His...

Published in the Anticipation issue of Fathom Mag. It stuck out, an anomaly. In the collection of toothpick-thin pine trees, one tree...

Published by Sarah Koontz for Living By Design. As winter drags its feet and the fluff on my slippers wears thin, I’m often tempted to...

In winter, I play a little game in my house. It’s a secret game—one that I didn’t even know I played until recently. It’s called: “Wander...

An Introduction to the Hear Him Louder Essay Series I just thought that Jesus was a decision I made that one time when I was five. I had...

My rush to pull out the ornaments and set up the tree and string the lights isn’t actually rooted in holiday cheer this year. The allure...

I was on my knees again over one of those confusing, painful situations that just hasn’t resolved. I was asking God, again, why He had...

My first fancy job required a daily train ride into downtown Chicago. On Fridays, as I joined the throng emerging from the train station,...