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Reporting Back: 7 weeks of parenthood by Hannah Campbell Gustafson

written by Hannah Campbell Gustafson My husband and I have been parents for almost seven weeks now, to a wonderful baby girl named Leona Joyce. Back in April, I wrote a post about post- and peripartum depression, and the stigma I sensed and feared, as well as some scripture that gave me comfort. I�m only at the very beginning of parenthood, but I thought I would report back briefly. I

A Different Kind of Armor by David Finnegan-Hosey

written by David Finnegan-Hosey Scripture has a funny way of reading us. My first post for the Journey blog was called �Taking the Armor Off,� a reference to the ill-fitting armor Saul tried to get David to wear before his battle with Goliath, and to the different types of ill-fitting armor that we wear in order to try to make ourselves invulnerable. So I had to chuckle when I looked

Small Acts and Great Progress by Bob Griggs

Written by Bob Griggs The bible story of the �widow�s mite� is one of my favorites. In it Jesus commends the widow who put two small copper coins into the treasury at the temple. These two coins are only worth a penny, but Jesus tells his disciples that she has put in more than those all those who contributed great sums. He concludes, �All of them have given out of their abundance, but

Signals of Distress, Signs of Hope by Craig Rennebohm

written by Craig Rennebohm In 2017, 31.5% of high school students had experienced periods of persistent feelings of sadness or hopelessness (i e , almost every day for two weeks or more in a row so that the student stopped doing some usual activities) in the past year. The percentage of students who experienced persistent feelings of sadness or hopelessness in the past year increased