Always a nervous flyer, I prayed off and on for a few weeks before I left. But on the plane, with every bump or ding of the seatbelt sign my silent prayers took on a more frenzied pace.
Like a lot of Christians, I have a complicated relationship with the reality of spiritual warfare. If I label a trial or struggle as such, isn’t that a little presumptuous?
For decades, Chicago Tribune columnist Joan Beck memorialized each year with a poetic column of thanksgiving. The verses below are our attempt to follow her example and remember the blessings of 2023.
“The whole concept is really removing the barrier of cost of premium Christian higher education,” said Darby Renfro, a freshman at Mississippi College.
“We put our full confidence in God to heal, restore and give us wisdom and direction on joining Him in His work,” says Hawaii Pacific Baptist Convention.