A pastoral response / D. Richard Stuckwisch. Fight the good fight / Rebecca Mayes -- What shalll I render to the Lord / Christina Roberts -- Motherhood and mental illness / Cheryl Swope -- I am Herod / Katie Schuermann -- Getting past your past / Cheryl Magness -- Incompatible with life / Magdalena Schultz -- When God is hiding / Heidi Sias -- Spare the rod / Kristin Wassilak -- Living the creed / Mollie Hemingway -- O bride of Christ, rejoice / Heather Smith -- Torn in two / Julia Habrecht -- I remember you / Pamela Boehle-Silva -- Train up a child / Cheryl Swope -- A pastoral response / D. Richard Stuckwisch.
Summary:
Inspirational readings about living the Christian faith; carrying a child in the womb not expected to live; struggling against sexual temptation; caring for aging parents; regretting an abortion; living with mental illness and chronic disease; longing for the gift of a spouse; raising children apart from one's own upbringing; mothering while working; and children leaving the faith.
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