Unfiltered Kindness
The pain was real. You know the kind—a new shoe you’re trying to break into by walking around in it but it’s just too tight. It started off rubbing the heel and quickly turned into chafed skin...
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Category: Devotionals
Reflections From Malawi
A few weeks ago, my husband and I visited Willow’s partners in the country of Malawi, one of the least-resourced countries in Africa. It was an incredible trip. We saw first-hand the fruit of years...
What Ought I To Do With My Life?
'The deepest vocational question is not, “What ought I to do with my life?” It is the more elemental and demanding, “Who am I? What is my nature?”’ Parker Palmer, Let Your Life Speak.
Wash Your Hands!
In March 2020, Coronavirus threatened our Illinois cities, towns, and neighborhoods. A reported 10,030 died from the virus by November. The health department guidelines urged us to wash our hands...
But Family Is Everything
“Family is everything” rolls off the tongue. This mantra is promoted by pro athletes after wins and losses, by actors at award ceremonies, and scores of devoted grandparents and parents.
Chinese Wontons and Worship
Last fall, our entire church experienced the fun and richness of community through food from around the world at the World Food Fair.
Pay Taxes?
My personality prefers binaries—black or white, right or wrong, true or false. Over the years, I have prayed that God would help me understand and see the gray—including the beauty that often...
You Have a Destiny
Last summer, I sensed that God was getting ready to do something huge in my life. In anticipation, I ended the lease on my place, put all my things in storage, and waited for God to say, “Go.”
Seeing Others As Christ Does
At Willow, part of our DNA is our heart for compassion and justice. Most people relate to the concept of compassion and have little hesitancy in advocating for the compassionate treatment of others.