Faith

[ad_1] I (Jodi) have a confession to make: I don’t like Christmas pageants. It’s not just the significant planning that they can require. It’s not even just the stress that they can bring on for children, youth, parents, and organizers...

[ad_1] A Prayer for When You’re Asked Hard Questions During the HolidaysBy Molly Law“For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and...

[ad_1] A Prayer for SinglesBy Emma Danzey1 Corinthians 7:8 says, “Now to the unmarried and the widows I say: It is good for them to stay unmarried, as I do.”Singleness can often get a negative reputation among the Christian community....

[ad_1] A Prayer to Love Our EnemiesBy Lynette Kittle“But I tell you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you” - Matthew 5:44Have you ever been hated? If so, you’re in good company because Jesus was perfect, yet...

[ad_1] A Prayer for UnbelieversBy Emma Danzey2 Peter 3:9-10 says, “The Lord does not delay his promise, as some understand delay, but is patient with you, not wanting any to perish but all to come to repentance. But the day...

[ad_1] A Prayer for When We Feel OverwhelmedBy Rev. Kyle Norman“When I thought, ‘My foot is slipping,’ your steadfast love, O Lord, held me up. When the cares of my heart are many, your consolations cheer my soul.” (Psalm 94:18-19)It...

[ad_1] Editor’s Note: This article is in a forthcoming issue of VTS Magazine. Some of its content is also published on the Forma website. It is republished here with minor formatting and grammatical changes to fit our editorial style. Forma...

[ad_1] A Prayer for StrengthBy Emma DanzeyExodus 15:2 says, “The LORD is my strength and my defense; He has become my salvation. He is my God, and I will praise Him, my father’s God, and I will exalt Him.”There are...

[ad_1] A Prayer to Help Us Stand FirmBy Kristine Brown“Put on all of God’s armor so that you will be able to stand firm against all strategies of the devil.” (Ephesians 6:11 NLT)Do you ever feel like you’re going through...

[ad_1] In his recent New York Times piece, columnist David Brooks addresses what many of us are struggling with in this moment: how to react to world events that are almost too horrific to contemplate. Rather than isolating ourselves and...