Jamie Boettcher As an active member in my church, and an avid writer, I was asked to join the “preaching team.” This was a small group of people – both clergy and lay – who took turns delivering the sermons. Our lead pastor called us his “bullpen.” After a short period of seeking discernment, I …
Category Archives: Ebenezer Stories
THE FIGHT FOR MY HEART
Phoebe Grant Shame was one of the first consequences for sin. One we were never meant to experience. I knew shame. And I knew it well. In high school, I struggled a lot with depression. It overwhelmed me at all hours of the day and night. I didn’t tell anyone of this depression because I felt …
DARING TO HOPE
Jessica Brown We began trying for children 6 years ago in October 2009. Due to a rare genetic disorder that my husband carried, we anticipated loss due to family history. From May 2010 through February 2012, we experienced 3 losses. They were all between 3-6 weeks, before heartbeats were detectable. We kept trusting the Lord …
BEAUTIFUL, BROKEN DREAMS
Kirsten Skov It’s been two years since I lost my wedding day. An unexpected decision, about a month before my fiancé and I planned to get married, led me into a whirlwind of hurt, unending questions, and a lengthy depression. I want to share my story with you…but not out of blame, or accusation, or …
THE COST OF DEATH AND LIFE
Elise Hurd I lay there, bleeding. I held the heating pad against my cramping womb as the final evidence of the little life that had been drained slowly from me. I stared at the white tiled ceiling and did not cry. Not one single tear. My lack of emotion went beyond apathy. Death had physically, …
SHATTERING LIES TO DISCOVER A NEW IDENTITY
Genie Lopez I’m the youngest child of two full-time, ministry-serving parents. My siblings and I teased each other a lot growing up, so I didn’t cringe much at my nickname, “the accident.” I’d even smile when letting others in on our sad inside joke – I was not supposed to exist. My parents’ lives and home …
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White Collar Criminal Spared From Death
Jeff Parker Proverbs 21:6 – “The acquisition of treasures by a lying tongue is a fleeting vapor, the pursuit of death.” I am a white collar criminal. Most of my professional career was spent helping a great company grow its impact in spreading the Gospel through video. I worked at this company for nearly 11 …
FAITH LIKE A CHILD – FOR A CHILD
Jennifer McNeely I’ll begin this story back in 2011, when my body went through something that I didn’t even know it could, and I experienced pain like I’ve never experienced before. It was Easter Sunday, and I had just spent the weekend back in Amarillo with my family. As I drove back to Cisco, TX …
A Seed Sown in Grief
Chelsea Richardson October 14th, 2017— a day in time that forced my husband and I to our knees in full denial, absolute heartache, and tremendous suffering. However, that day also marks when, for the first time in my life, through unbearable pain and with every ounce of energy, I mustered the words, “Okay God. Not …
LINGERING
Courtney Wetzel We live in a hustling world that feels the need for instant gratification and “moving along.” For far too long, I have found myself pacing around trying to grasp this “vision” I had for my life. Each morning, I wake up with an agenda ready to be conquered. The need to wake up …
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