Christian Women's Lifestyle Blog

by Stephanie Landsem   Yellowstone has always held a special place in my heart because it is the setting of many of my most cherished family stories. Yellowstone is where my parents met and fell in love, and where all of my siblings and I were born. Our family lore was that of geysers and bears, favorite horses, elk hunts and camping trips in the wilderness. One much-recalled event was the massive earthquake that shook Yellowstone Park and the surrounding area in 1959.   It w

by Tessa Afshar   I had never heard of Esther growing up, which is ironic since I was born in the land where this Jewish woman became the queen of a vast Gentile empire. For nearly fourteen years I studied the grandeur of Persian kings, yet this extraordinary woman remained a mystery to me.   It wasn’t until I moved to the United States and embraced Christianity that I read the Bible for the first time. That was my introduction to Esther and the biblical world of the Persian

by Abbie Halberstadt   “These commandments that I give you today are to be on your hearts. Impress them on your children. Talk about them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up.” —Deuteronomy 6:6-7 (NIV)    The Lord, through Moses, is establishing the parameters for daily liturgy—a commonplace catechism of worship that requires no church building or rites more sacred than the everyday practices of a family at work and play