Check out these as suggested readings, whether you want to enhance your understanding of life in the older years or theology and disability; or are looking for ways to connect with God through devotions, essays, and prayers.

A daily prayer for April 30, 2020.

In the midst of such stress, how do you maintain inner peace? How do you let the presence of God’s Spirit quiet your noisy, fearful heart?

Like Elijah, running for his life, I sat on the mountain running from a hauntingly hollow version of my own life which was a far cry from the idyllic dreams of a shy, awkward, fifteen year old girl. And then, unexpectedly, unmistakably, the word of the Lord came to me. “What are you doing here, Sara?”

For those of us brave enough to take off our rose-colored glasses, hope is complicated. Hope lies somewhere in between the current, ugly reality of the pain and decay that exists around us--or its looming proximity--and the knowledge that love has saved the day before and can do it again.