By: Erica Hunt  As a little girl, I loved the book The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe. The world of Narnia fed my imagination and dreams of adventure in magical realms. You can imagine my delight when I learned there were six other books C.S. Lewis had written about the land of Narnia. One of my […]

By: Jordan Sparnroft  One woman is living the horrors of Nazi-occupied Europe. One woman is struggling with same-sex attraction in a culture that is telling her to submit to her desires. Another has been robbed of all physical mobility in a horrific diving accident at the young age of 17. What do all of these women […]

(Before)  Acceptance. Approval. Popularity, Perfectionism. These few words would well describe the first twenty years of my life. I grew up finding my worth in these things because they brought me a sense of validation, gratification and satisfaction.  At least, that’s what I thought at the time.  I craved praise and words of affirmation from others. I remember […]

By: Christi Grimm  Let’s face it: we have all been wounded.  We have all been affected, in one way or another, by this fallen world, and sometimes it just hurts.  We have experienced wounds in relationships, wounds within the family unit, wounds intentional and unintentional, big and small, when we were young, and when we are […]

By: Katie Stone  We’ve all heard a lot of bad news in the last year.  From increased restrictions on gatherings, political conflict and violence, to various personal disappointments, it all adds up to a tantalizing recipe for discouragement.  The more bad news we hear, the more tempting it is to keep listening, just in case it gets better. […]

By: Grace McCready  Friends, I have a confession to make: I am a fraud.  I know you might be under the impression that because I write for Wholehearted Quiet Time, I always have a wholehearted quiet time. I hate to disappoint you, but that’s just not true. In fact, my quiet times are often very halfhearted.  I […]

By: Nicole Lisa Schrader  Memorizing scripture has always been difficult for me—but not impossible. Years ago, a friend approached me with resources so we could memorize God’s word together. Although we didn’t do it together, I worked at memorizing all the cards in the memory pack she gave me. Even now, I review these verses regularly. […]

I was raised in a Christian home. My upbringing was as normal as they come. My dad worked and my mom home-schooled me and my younger brother. We were in church every time the doors were open, and by the time I was 15 years old, I had already been to South America three times on […]

By: Emily Miller  My quiet time each morning is not the piece of the day I set aside for Jesus; rather it is the beginning of a day owned by God, lived for Jesus, and spent with the Holy Spirit.   God made me; He owns me. Jesus died for me; I live for Him. I am directionless, […]

By: Grace McCready Valentine’s Day can be a tough time of year for us single girls. As a single twenty-something who has never gotten married, been engaged, or even dated, I understand how you feel if you’re in a similar situation. People tell us to wait on God’s timing and to trust His plan, but we can still […]