by Amy Calkins | Oct 5, 2021
Years ago, I discovered something important. If I acted a certain way, I could get a lot of attention. I could make people laugh, and I could feel accepted. The scene of this discovery was a youth retreat talent show. While I thankfully did not decide to test this...
by Amy Calkins | Aug 16, 2021
Faith means believing what God says, no matter how unlikely or crazy it seems. It means believing in the virgin birth. In people raised back to life. In dry bones turning into armies and stones gushing water. A donkey speaking. A river standing up into two writhing...
by Amy Calkins | Jun 21, 2021
Just get over it. Why can’t you move on? Expectations echo in my head. Getting over it is what we’re supposed it do. Something happens, and then we get over it, right? My self-talk isn’t working. The ache in my heart argues back, won’t let me ignore, won’t let me move...
by Amy Calkins | May 17, 2021
Have you ever received prayer for healing and had faith that God would heal you—yet you walked away unhealed? Have you stood in the prayer lines, excited and hopeful, believing this was your night—only to return home unchanged? I have. In fact, I have struggled with...
by Amy Calkins | Apr 19, 2021
A few months ago, my husband Mark preached a message at Lifeway about being loved sons and daughters of God. In it, Mark shared about his own journey from insecurity to confidence. Knowing we are loved sons and daughters of God frees us to be confident in who He made...
