[Featured on The Joyful Life Magazine blog] I was sitting on my hospital bed, still wearing those blue hospital socks with the grippy...

By Kate Hurley Hear Him Louder Essay Series: Kate's Story A few years ago, I drove to my friends' wedding with my neighbor Jana, and her...

By Denise Prosser Hear Him Louder Essay Series: Denise's Story “For I know the plans I have for you,” says the Lord. “They are plans for...

By Kendall Emmert Hear Him Louder Essay Series: Kendall's Story My heart rate was up and my mind was spinning through fix-it scenarios as...

By Kaitlyn Fiedler Hear Him Louder Essay Series: Kaitlyn's Story It was completely silent in our living room, but I couldn’t even hear my...

By Whitney Akin Hear Him Louder Essay Series: Whitney's Story My first experience with real suffering was when I was 23. The years...

By Evelyn Sherwood Hear Him Louder Essay Series: Evelyn's Story When Steve and I got married, I knew he suffered from seizures brought on...

By Adelaide Mitchell Hear Him Louder Essay Series: Adelaide's Story Nine years ago, I was walking in the woods behind my house in...

By Rachel Schelb Hear Him Louder Essay Series: Rachel's Story I like to think of myself as the heroes in the Bible. I am Esther, called...

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...