The Love Offering Guest Blog Series Archives

When Your Child’s Choices Break Your Heart

Oct 13, 2026

How do you love a child whose choices break your heart? Author and Bible teacher Erica Wiggenhorn joins Rachael Adams to share encouragement from Loving Your Wayward Child. Together, they discuss releasing guilt, responding from faith instead of fear, pursuing connection while holding onto your convictions, and finding support in an unfinished family story. This honest conversation reminds hurting parents that they are not alone and can entrust their children to God’s love.

The Worship No One Applauds by Sara-Marie Puopolo

Oct 13, 2026

I used to think worship happened with a microphone in my hand. Then motherhood taught me otherwise. Sometimes the holiest worship looks like holding a baby, serving when no one notices, and saying yes to God in the middle of the beautiful chaos. Because the greatest love offering we can bring Him isn’t a perfect song—it’s a surrendered life.

Above the Noise by Ann Marie Gustke

Oct 6, 2026

When life feels loud, uncertain, and beyond our control, where do we turn our minds? In Colossians 3:2, Paul reminds us to set our minds on things above. This is not an escape from the brokenness around us, but an invitation to lift our eyes from the storm and fix them on Christ—the One who holds us when life feels like it’s unraveling. True peace isn’t found in having control; it’s found in trusting the One who holds all things together.

Manna For Today by Lizzie Ranasinghe

Sep 29, 2026

What if you stopped trying to prepare for tomorrow and trusted God with what you need today? While reading Exodus 16, I found myself deeply relating to the Israelites—wandering, uncertain, and tempted to look back at what was familiar. But in the story of manna, I found a gentle reminder: God hears us, God cares, and there is enough for today. Maybe faith isn’t about having everything figured out. Maybe it’s learning to trust that today’s manna is enough.

When You’re Emotionally Tired: Finding Hope and Strength to Keep Going

Sep 29, 2026

What do you do when a hard season has lasted longer than you expected and you’re running low on strength? Leslie M. Bosserman, author of Emotional Endurance, joins me to talk about facing setbacks without letting them define us. We discuss the difference between emotional endurance and simply pushing through, why healing takes time, how to recognize when we need rest, and where to find hope when we feel stuck. Leslie also shares a small practice that helped me rethink my own unfinished to-do list.