God at Work: Joy in Chaos

by Holly Miller The morning of April 13th started off lovely.  A friend of mine was staying with my husband, Michael, and me.  That morning she got up early to go take a professional engineering exam.  I got out of bed a bit earlier than...

The Problem and Power of Fear

by Frank Mayfield In our Philippians series last week we looked at (among other verses) Philippians 2:12 where Paul urges the Philippians to “work out your salvation with fear and trembling.” Whenever we encounter verses about the fear of the Lord on the pages of our...

A Christmas Eve Prayer

A Christmas Eve Prayer by Alexa Hess   While this prayer can be prayed individually, we encourage you to pray this prayer with a spouse, friend, or with family.   O God, As we gather on this Eve of Christmas anxiously awaiting for tomorrow to dawn, we stop to...

A Weary World Rejoices

Advent: A Weary World Rejoices by Alexa Hess Originally Posted on the Daily Grace Co. Blog Weary Circumstances My husband and I had only been married three weeks when we made our trek across the country to settle in Seattle. We spent two weeks traveling only to...

Advent: The Gift of Waiting

Advent: The Gift of Waiting by Alexa Hess Patience I don’t consider myself to be a patient person. I get frustrated if the item I want to order on Amazon won’t get to me in two days. I’m bothered if the line to the grocery checkout is almost down to...